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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA referenceR/2020/013
Launched30 October 2020
MakeFord (listed as FORD)
Manufacturer reference20S32
Vehicles listed659,214

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Galaxy219,7385 January 200628 February 2017
S-Max219,7385 January 200628 February 2017
Mondeo219,7386 February 200728 February 2017

Concern

Takata air bag inflator may rupture on deployment

Defect, as DVSA words it

Drivers airbag may not deploy correctly

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Replace Driver air bag assembly

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

European UnionSafety Gate alert A12/01240/20 from United Kingdom, 18/09/2020

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (20S32), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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