In the U.S., Ford has held the crown of most-recalled automotive manufacturer for a couple of years now, and currently sits in second place for 2024 behind Stellantis after issuing 62 recalls. After making some changes to its operations, FoMoCo has posted some improvements in terms of initial quality, which have shown up in various recent studies, though warranty costs are still weighing heavily on its profits. Now, in Europe, Ford just issued a massive recall pertaining to a problem with certain diesel particulate filters (DPF) used in a number of models.
According to Automobilwoche, a grand total of 768,927 diesel-powered Ford vehicles have been recalled after the Federal Motor Transport Office (KBA) in Germany discovered that the faulty DPF in those models could emit emissions that exceed allowable levels and result in them not passing exhaust gas tests. Back in October, KBA announced that it was “on suspicion of non-compliance with the regulations regarding the durability of emission-reducing devices,” after which Ford confirmed that “some” of its vehicles could “have an unexpected defect in the diesel particulate filter that can negatively affect the function of the exhaust gas after treatment and lead to higher particle emissions.”
The list of models being recalled over this particular issue is quite vast, and consists of select 2014-2023 diesel-powered B-Max, C-Max, EcoSport, Fiesta, Focus, Galaxy, Grand C-Max, Kuga, Mondeo, Ranger, S-Max, Tourneo Connect, Tourneo Courier, Transit Connect, and Transit Courier.
The fix for this problem is quite simple, at least. “Ford will update the calibration software of the affected models and replace defective DPF if necessary to ensure the long-term function of the exhaust after treatment,” the automaker stated. Ford will also extend the warranty for its diesel particle filters in these models to 10 years or 160,000 kilometers (around 99k miles), and extend replacement parts warranties to three years.
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