A view across the registers

Independent sources · never summed

Recall snapshot generated: 2026-09-23T20:15:11+00:00. Historical snapshot, not a live recall check. Confirm current applicability and repair status with the manufacturer.

European Union

Safety Gate

Known campaigns in this source

Explore campaigns

Germany

KBA register

Known campaigns in this source

Explore campaigns

The Netherlands

RDW open recalls

Not available

Registered model names in RDW cannot be separated reliably, so we do not show a model-specific percentage.

A campaign can appear in more than one register. These figures are advisory, not a per-VIN recall check.

EU Safety Gate campaigns

The EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. 21 logged for this model.

18 Sept 2026 Passenger car Risk: Environment. Ref SR/02468/26.
31 May 2024 Lorry Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/01383/24.
29 Mar 2024 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref A12/00784/24.
26 Jan 2024 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00141/24.
27 Jan 2023 Lorry Risk: Fire. Ref A12/00177/23.
1 Oct 2021 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref A12/01371/21.
25 Jun 2021 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref INFO/00130/21.
26 Feb 2021 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00273/21.
18 Sept 2020 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/01240/20.
27 Mar 2020 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00466/20.
6 Dec 2019 Passenger car Risk: Fire, Injuries. Ref A12/1883/19.
1 Nov 2019 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/1602/19.

KBA (Germany) campaigns

Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, the German federal vehicle authority. 40 logged. Shown separately from Safety Gate, never added together.

28 Aug 2026 Ref 16954R (Source link unavailable) Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung DPF. Production: 16.12.2014 - 26.10.2019. Original source text (German)
29 May 2026 Ref 16563R Risk: Ausfall e-Call. Production: 14.08.2018 - 15.10.2024. Original source text (German)
17 Dec 2025 Ref 15935R (Source link unavailable) Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung DPF. Production: 06.04.2018 - 03.06.2024. Original source text (German)
17 Dec 2024 Ref 14555R (Source link unavailable) Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung DPF. Production: 12.05.2014 - 19.01.2023. Original source text (German)
10 Jun 2024 Ref 13711 (Source link unavailable) Risk: Die Lenksäule und Lenkwellen können nicht richtig montiert sein, sodass sich die Verbindung lösen kann. Es besteht die Gefahr eines Lenkungsverlustes.. Production: 25.11.2023 - 10.01.2024. Original source text (German)
7 Feb 2024 Ref 13560 (Source link unavailable) Risk: Fehlende Warnmeldung bezüglich adaptivem Scheinwerfersystem.. Production: 2018 - 2022. Original source text (German)
4 Jan 2024 Ref 13491 (Source link unavailable) Risk: Eine Überhitzung des Motors aufgrund einer fehlerhaften Kühlstrategie kann zu Ölverlust führen.. Production: 2014 - 2015. Original source text (German)
31 Jul 2023 Ref 13012 (Source link unavailable) Risk: Die Nicht-Abschaltung des Elektromotors vom Hybridantrieb kann im Falle eines Motorschadens des Verbrennungsmotors zum Bruch der Motorölwanne oder des Motorblocks und zum Austritt von Motoröl führen. Es besteht Brandgefahr.. Production: 2019 - 2023. Original source text (German)
21 Mar 2023 Ref 11931 (Source link unavailable) Risk: Fehlerhafte Bauteile an der Schaltung können dazu führen, dass die Parkfunktion ausfällt und die Fahrzeuge wegrollen.. Production: 2011 - 2021. Original source text (German)
8 Sept 2021 Ref 7044 (Source link unavailable) Risk: Fehler im Gasgenerator des Fahrerairbags führt bei Airbagauslösung zu unkontrollierter Entfaltung und zum Lösen von Metallfragmenten, die die Insassen verletzen können.. Production: 2006 - 2017. Original source text (German)
7 Jun 2021 Ref 10894 (Source link unavailable) Risk: Aufgrund eines Softwarefehlers funktioniert das Notrufsystem (eCall) möglicherweise nicht wie vorgesehen.. Production: 2019 - 2021. Original source text (German)
18 Feb 2021 Ref 10530 (Source link unavailable) Risk: Die Verschraubung der Spurstrebe der Hinterradaufhängung kann aufgrund von Korrosion versagen. Dadurch verschlechtert sich die Kontrolle über die Lenkung, wodurch sich die Unfallgefahr erhöht.. Production: 2015 - 2020. Original source text (German)

How this compares

Among the 60 models we publish an EU recall page for, the Ford S-Max ranks #42 by overall signal strength. Its 21 EU Safety Gate campaigns are more than the median of 17 for this set. Its 40 KBA campaigns are more than the median of 34.

Counts across sources are not comparable to each other and are never summed: a Safety Gate alert and a KBA campaign can describe the same defect or different ones. Treat each as one advisory pointer.

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