Worldwide, the American automaker Ford has to recall around 322,000 vehicles. In Germany, around 100,000 models of the Galaxy, S-Max and Mondeo are affected by the recall. According to Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) there is a danger of a fire in the engine compartment.
According to a Ford spokesman leaked battery acid could cause the battery negative pole to fail, the sensor of the battery monitoring system. As a result, the materials in this area may become so hot that they ignite. This could possibly happen even with parked and unattended cars. This concerns vehicles from the production period from 13 February 2014 to 11 February 2019 from the Valencia plant in Spain. As a remedy, the installation of a Zwischenkabelstrangs with fuse provided.
In Germany two callback tranches
In Germany, around 52,400 vehicles will be affected by the recall in a first tranche. Their owners are currently being contacted by Ford and asked to contact their Ford dealer shortly to arrange a repair appointment. In a second tranche, there are another almost 48,500 vehicles in Germany. Your owners would in consultation with the KBA "timely, but delayed" wrote.
