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Ford India on Tuesday said that the company is taking a voluntary recall of 20,752 its compact sport utility vehicle – EcoSport – to correct concerns of fuel and vapour line corrosion in the long-term.
The company will inspect EcoSport variants, made at the company’s Chennai plant between January 2013 and September 2014, it said in a statement.
The company will also check the vehicles for reorienting wiring harness related to the correct deployment of side airbags. Totalling both the faults, the company will inspect around 40,000 units of ‘made in India’ EcoSport globally, manufactured between the said period.
The company exports the vehicle to 37 countries, which is one of its best selling models.
“Ford is writing to customers and asking them to contact their local Ford dealer so that the necessary rework can be carried out free of cost,” the company said.
This is the second recall that the company has made over last one month. The company on November 21 announced the recall of 3,072 Fiesta TDCi to correct the waterproof ‘glow plug control module’ manufactured between October, 2010 and December, 2011.
Ford India sold 12,762 vehicles in combined domestic and exports in November, compared to 12,050 vehicles in the corresponding month last year.
November exports stood at 7,101 vehicles against 4,141 vehicles a year ago, while domestic wholesales were 5,661 vehicles compared to 7,909 units sold in the same period last year.
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