body-container-line-1

Ford announces recall of Kuga cars in S. Africa after fires

By AFP
South Africa Ford started manufacturing the Ford Kuga in 2008.  By JEAN-PIERRE MULLER AFP
JAN 16, 2017 LISTEN
Ford started manufacturing the Ford Kuga in 2008. By JEAN-PIERRE MULLER (AFP)

Pretoria (AFP) - US motor giant Ford announced Monday the recall of 4,500 1.6-litre Kuga cars in South Africa over safety fears, after nearly 40 incidents in which vehicles were reported to have burst into flames.

"We are now announcing a voluntary safety recall of the Kuga 1.6," Ford South Africa chief executive Jeffrey Nemeth told a press conference in Pretoria.

"We can confirm that a total of 39 incidents have been reported to Ford... there may be some incidents that have not yet been reported to us."

body-container-line