The risk
Due to a manufacturing defect, the internal battery separator can become damaged over time by repeated charging and discharging cycles of the cells. This can cause the high voltage battery cells to develop an internal short circuit. This creates a risk of the vehicle catching fire. Moreover, the short circuit can cause a loss of propulsion power, increasing the risk of accidents and injuries. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: Unknown
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
Other fire, injuries alerts in 2025
13 of the 448 motor vehicle alerts published in 2025 concerned the same risk.
| SR/04170/25 28 Nov 2025 | Mercedes-Benz CLA-Klasse |
| SR/03825/25 31 Oct 2025 | Bmw 4 Cabrio, M4 Cabrio |
| SR/03193/25 12 Sept 2025 | Zoom BA-27RC |
| SR/03096/25 29 Aug 2025 | Ford Kuga |
| SR/02766/25 25 Jul 2025 | Renault KOLEOS II |
| SR/02431/25 4 Jul 2025 | Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS, CLE, E-CLASS, EQE, EQE SUV, EQS, EQE SUV, GLC, S-CLASS, SL |
| SR/02144/25 13 Jun 2025 | Polaris Ranger |
| SR/01972/25 30 May 2025 | Can-am Origin and Pulse |
Who notified alerts in 2025
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 231 |
| France | 115 |
| Portugal | 24 |
| Belgium | 18 |
| Poland | 13 |
| Italy | 9 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2025
More Ford alerts
229 EU Safety Gate alerts for Ford since 2006; the most were issued in 2026 (25).
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| Focus / C-MAX / Transit Connect / Galaxy / S-MAX / Mondeo / Kuga Environment | Sept 2026 |
| Capri, explorer Injuries | Sept 2026 |
| Transit Custom, Tourneo Custom Fire | Aug 2026 |
| Transit custom Injuries | Jul 2026 |