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DVSA recall R/2024/011: Ford Transit Custom Phev, Explorer, Transit Custom and 1 more (23S53: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle: High Voltage Battery Diag…)

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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/2024/011
Launched12 February 2024
MakeFord (listed as FORD)
Manufacturer reference23S53
Vehicles listed1,153

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Transit Custom Phevnot stated25 July 202230 July 2022
Explorer120 May 202020 May 2020
Transit Custom3621 September 20199 March 2020
Transit Custom1118 July 20205 November 2020
Transit Custom1119 December 202023 December 2020
Transit Custom6914 September 202114 December 2021
Transit Custom510 June 202227 July 2022
Transit Custom17119 September 201914 May 2020
Transit Custom3264 June 20205 November 2020
Transit Custom23122 October 20201 February 2021
Transit Custom1451 February 202117 April 2021
Transit Custom9229 September 202130 March 2022
Transit Custom4818 April 202210 June 2022
Transit Custom625 July 202230 July 2022
Explorer16 November 20196 November 2019
Explorer Phevnot stated6 November 20196 November 2019
Transit Custom Phevnot stated14 September 202114 December 2021
Transit Custom Phevnot stated21 September 20199 March 2020
Transit Custom Phevnot stated10 June 202227 July 2022
Transit Custom Phevnot stated1 February 202117 April 2021
Transit Custom Phevnot stated19 September 201914 May 2020
Transit Custom Phevnot stated4 June 20205 November 2020
Transit Custom Phevnot stated18 April 202210 June 2022
Transit Custom Phevnot stated19 December 202023 December 2020
Transit Custom Phevnot stated29 September 202130 March 2022
Transit Custom Phevnot stated22 October 20201 February 2021
Transit Custom Phevnot stated18 July 20205 November 2020
Explorer Phevnot stated20 May 202020 May 2020

Concern

23S53 – Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle – High Voltage Battery Diagnostic Inspection

Defect, as DVSA words it

The affected vehicles may have a manufacturing defect in one or more of the vehicles. High Voltage battery cells which may result in a cell with a lower than expected capacity. In certain cases the low-capacity cell may develop an internal short circuit.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

On affected vehicles the battery will be replaced.

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

United StatesNHTSA campaign 23V626, 9 August 2023 (filed 187 days before the UK launch)
CanadaTransport Canada recall 2023507, 12 September 2023
European UnionSafety Gate alert A12/02543/23 from Germany, 20/10/2023

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (23S53), 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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