On March 26, 2026, the National Consumer Commission (NCC) issued a statement recalling 582 selected Ford Transit and Ford Tourneo vehicles sold in South Africa between 2021 and 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ford Motor Company South Africa said the affected 2022-2026 model-year vehicles may have issues with their batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The vehicles built with H7 AGM batteries may produce an acidic smell similar to that of rotten eggs inside the cabin, a hissing sound, or visible gas venting from the battery,” said NCC Spokesperson Phetho Ntaba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In some cases, the seat area may feel unusually warm. The supplier further indicated that increased temperatures may cause a reaction in the battery that produces hydrogen sulphide gas.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NCC warned that prolonged exposure to hydrogen sulphide gas may pose health risks to occupants of the affected vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the US Department of Labour, hydrogen sulphide gas causes a wide range of health effects. People are primarily exposed to hydrogen sulphide by breathing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The effects of the gas depend on how much hydrogen sulphide is inhaled and for how long. Exposure to very high concentrations can reportedly lead to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NCC urged owners of the affected vehicles to return them to their nearest authorised dealership for repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The repair work required to address this issue will reportedly be covered by the motor company, and consumers should not incur any related costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below is a table compiled by the US Department of Labour showing acute symptoms and effects of hydrogen sulphide gas depending on the concentration inhaled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Consumer Commission has recalled 582 Ford Transit and Ford Tourneo vehicles that were sold in South Africa between 2021 and 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":855077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11119],"tags":[16726,25092,25091,23393],"class_list":["post-855061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring","tag-ford-motor","tag-ford-tourneo","tag-ford-transit","tag-recall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855061"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":855080,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855061\/revisions\/855080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Concentration
(ppm)<\/strong><\/th>Symptoms\/Effects<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 0.00011-0.00033<\/td> Typical background concentrations<\/td><\/tr> 0.01-1.5<\/td> Odor threshold (when rotten egg smell is first noticeable to some). Odor becomes more offensive at 3-5 ppm. Above 30 ppm, odor described as sweet or sickeningly sweet.<\/td><\/tr> 2-5<\/td> Prolonged exposure may cause nausea, tearing of the eyes, headaches or loss of sleep. Airway problems (bronchial constriction) in some asthma patients.<\/td><\/tr> 20<\/td> Possible fatigue, loss of appetite, headache, irritability, poor memory, dizziness.<\/td><\/tr> 50-100<\/td> Slight conjunctivitis (“gas eye”) and respiratory tract irritation after 1 hour. May cause digestive upset and loss of appetite.<\/td><\/tr> 100<\/td> Coughing, eye irritation, loss of smell after 2-15 minutes (olfactory fatigue). Altered breathing, drowsiness after 15-30 minutes. Throat irritation after 1 hour. Gradual increase in severity of symptoms over several hours. Death may occur after 48 hours.<\/td><\/tr> 100-150<\/td> Loss of smell (olfactory fatigue or paralysis).<\/td><\/tr> 200-300<\/td> Marked conjunctivitis and respiratory tract irritation after 1 hour. Pulmonary edema may occur from prolonged exposure.<\/td><\/tr> 500-700<\/td> Staggering, collapse in 5 minutes. Serious damage to the eyes in 30 minutes. Death after 30-60 minutes.<\/td><\/tr> 700-1000<\/td> Rapid unconsciousness, “knockdown” or immediate collapse within 1 to 2 breaths, breathing stops, death within minutes.<\/td><\/tr> 1000-2000<\/td> Nearly instant death<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"