Ford to recall 48,700 EcoSport SUVs in India

Ford India today announced a voluntary recall of 48,700 EcoSport sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) in India to fix faulty fuel and brake lines and rear folding seats, the company said in a statement today.

Ford India said the company is issuing two voluntary recalls to continue with their commitment to quality and complete transparency towards consumers across the world.

Ford India Private Ltd will recall 48,000 EcoSport diesel vehicles, made between April 2013 and June 2014, to install a new bundle clip on the fuel and brake lines, it said in the statement.

Ford India did not reveal why the need for this installation. It is not clear that the said batch of vehicles did not have bundle clip on the fuel and brake lines installed or if it was installed, it was faulty.

It will also recall another 700 EcoSport vehicles made between January and February 2016 and fitted with a 60/40 rear folding seat.

"On certain vehicles, the 40 per cent rear seat backrest might have been assembled with bolts that do not meet Ford's material specification, potentially causing the bolts to break," the company said.

Ford plant in Chennai is one of the four manufacturing units of the company that produces the EcoSport for the world market. The mini SUV is also produced from Brazil, China and Thailand.