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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/2021/123
Launched14 April 2021
MakeFord (listed as FORD)
Manufacturer reference21S13
Vehicles listed3,056

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Ecosport1,5285 February 202124 March 2021
Fiesta1,5285 February 202124 March 2021

Concern

Vehicle seatbelts may have a defective low g locking mechanism

Defect, as DVSA words it

Vehicle seatbelts may have a defective low G locking mechanism.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Inspect the seat belt label for date range. If within suspect range exchange seat belt retractor.

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 A12/00885/21 from Germany, 18/06/2021

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (21S13), 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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