According to China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, three automobile manufacturers — Ford Motor, Chang'an Ford, and SGMW — are recalling defective vehicles in China.
The number of cars that Ford Motor, Chang'an Ford and SGMW are recalling is reported to be 528, 11,112 and 5,068, respectively. The three companies state, according to local media, that they will offer free rectification services to consumers to remove any possible problems with the cars involved.
Ford Motor is recalling Ford Windstar cars manufactured between March 1, 1994, and September 26, 2001; Econolin cars manufactured between March 18, 1996, and January 8, 2001; and Explorer cars manufactured between February 25, 1995, and May 19, 1997. The company says that overheating, smoking, or burning may occur on the speed control deactivation switch of these cars, which may cause a fire in the engine. In addition, due to interference between the NVH layer of the back floor and the quick release coupling of the oil pump, a leak may in occur some extreme cases.
Chang'an Ford will recall some of the Volvo S40 cars made between December 1, 2006, and October 9, 2008 due to a mismatch of the rear engine oil cylinder.
SGMW plans to recall Wuling Zhiguang and Wuling Hongtu buses made between August 4 and October 5, 2009.
