Ford Transit Custom. Published by the DVSA as R/2020/063 on 20 March 2020. Concern: Vehicles may have been fitted with the incorrect twin battery positive cable.
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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 reference | R/2020/063 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 20 March 2020 |
| Make | Ford (listed as FORD) |
| Manufacturer reference | 20S03 |
| Vehicles listed | 151 |
Models
| Model | Vehicles | Built from | Built to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit Custom | 151 | 20 May 2019 | 10 October 2019 |
Concern
Defect, as DVSA words it
Remedy, as DVSA words it
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 Union | Safety Gate alert A12/00508/20 from United Kingdom, 4 March 2020 |
|---|
Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (20S03), 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 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. 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.
Ford TRANSIT CUSTOM in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford TRANSIT CUSTOM is named on 17 European notices and 2 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The European register
The Israeli register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 371 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- R/2019/454 · 16 April 2020 · Focus · Engine Wiring Loom May Touch A Stud On The Transmission Housing
- R/2020/044 · 21 February 2020 · Transit Connect · Sudden Loss Of Brake Performance
- R/2020/045 · 14 February 2020 · Puma · Airbag Retention Springs May Not Lock Airbag To Steering Wheel
- R/2020/103 · 28 April 2020 · Ranger, Everest · Transmission Fluid Pump Gear Failure Can Cause A Loss Of Hydraulic Fluid Pressure In The Transmission
- R/2019/421 · 24 January 2020 · Focus · A Defect On The Power Distribution Box Pins May Potentially Cause An Intermittent Poor Connection On A Number Of Terminals
- R/2020/126 · 18 May 2020 · Ranger, Everest · Over Time The Function Of The Takata Nadi Airbag Inflator Can Degrade Due To Air And Moisture Ingress Into The Inflator Material
- R/2019/426 · 8 January 2020 · Fiesta · Out Of Specification Steering Column
- R/2020/183 · 26 June 2020 · Transit, Transit Custom · The Run On Water Pump May Overheat
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