EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger Car Ford “Transit Connect, Focus, Ecosport” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00382/20
Summary
Due to a manufacturing issue, the brake booster can be assembled with too much pressure applied to the diaphragm plate. As a result, the diaphragm plate can crack, causing the internal membrane to split. This will lead to a sudden loss of brake performance, increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger Car — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Transit Connect, Focus, Ecosport · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*0272*22, e13*2007/46*1911*06, e9*2007/46*0092*29
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Ford recall code: 20S05.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 14 and 28 January 2020 (Focus), between 14 and 27 January 2020 (Ecosport), between 22 and 26 January 2020 (Transit Connect)
What is the risk?
- Due to a manufacturing issue, the brake booster can be assembled with too much pressure applied to the diaphragm plate. As a result, the diaphragm plate can crack, causing the internal membrane to split. This will lead to a sudden loss of brake performance, increasing the risk of an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 13/02/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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