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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/2020/248
Launched31 August 2020
MakeFord (listed as FORD)
Manufacturer reference20S46
Vehicles listed428

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Puma42812 November 201913 July 2020

Concern

The hybrid battery connections may not have been torqued to ford specification

Defect, as DVSA words it

It is possible that the hybrid battery connections may not have been torqued to Ford specification.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

The MHEV battery connections need to be checked and torqued to the correct value

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 A12/01195/20 from United Kingdom, 9 April 2020

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (20S46), 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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