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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/2025/163
Launched9 May 2025
MakeFord (listed as FORD)
Manufacturer reference25S21
Vehicles listed2,984

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Kuga729 February 202030 April 2020
Kuga50125 July 20192 June 2020
Kuga1524 June 202013 October 2020
Kuga537 October 202013 November 2020
Kuga39520 October 202023 February 2021
Kuga8112 March 20211 June 2021
Kuga232 June 20218 September 2021
Kuga9910 September 202129 October 2021
Kuga12427 October 202117 January 2022
Kuga20217 January 20221 March 2022
Kuga3601 March 202231 May 2022
Kuga18531 May 202220 September 2022
Kuga8024 October 202212 January 2023

Concern

25S21 Kuga - Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Software Update

Defect, as DVSA words it

On affected vehicles the remedy software for a previous recall which was needed to mitigate a potential fire risk may not have been installed correctly.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Update the Power Control Module software and perform an additional verification process to ensure the software has been installed correctly.

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 25V165, 14 March 2025 (filed 56 days before the UK launch)
CanadaTransport Canada recall 2025134, 14 March 2025

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (25S21), 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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