Physical damage to the Secondary On-Board Diagnostic Control Module A (SOBDM) and/or the SOBDM connector could allow water ingress to the module which may cause an electrical short.
A short in the SOBDM can potentially cause one or more battery cells to overheat, increasing the risk of fire.
The Ford Kuga PHEV models affected by this recall were manufactured in Spain between 1 July 2019 and 5 June 2020.
Ford recall code: 20S34
Source: Rapex Alert 31/2020 A12/01090/20
