Ford Kuga: Hard Brake Pedal May Occur During Engine Warm Up
Recall Summary Ford is recalling 78,174 vehicles (Kuga, Galaxy, Mondeo, S-Max, Focus, and C-Max) because a valve in the brake vacuum pump may stick during engine warm-up. If this happens and the brakes are used multiple times before the valve releases, the brake booster may lose pressure, resulting in a harder brake pedal and longer stopping distances. Ford will replace the faulty valve with a revised design.
- Recalling firm
- FORD
- Product
- Vehicles: FORD KUGA, FORD GALAXY, FORD MONDEO, FORD S-MAX, FORD FOCUS, FORD CMAX. Units affected: 78,174
- Reason
- During engine warm up it is possible that the non return valve within the vacuum pump may stick. It is possible that if sufficient brake applications are made before the valve releases the vacuum stored within the brake booster will be used up and a hard brake pedal and longer stopping distances may result. Remedy: Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to fit a revised design of non return valve to the brake vacuum pump.
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2009-05-21
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
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