Ford India Recalls 42,300 Units Of Vehicles

American car maker Ford seems to be having a bit of a problem with several of their vehicles in North America as well as in India.

Ford India has issued an official recall for 42,300 units of the Figo hatchback and Aspire sedan models. Ford has said that these recalls are due to a software issue in the Restraint Control Module, which could result in the airbags not deploying in time in certain collisions.

To rectify the issue, Ford dealerships will carry out a software upgrade on all of the affected cars, at no extra cost.

There are more problems though as Ford has also recalled 201,900 examples of the 2011-2012 F-150, 2012 Expedition, 2012 Mustang, and 2012 Lincoln Navigator. Of the total, there are 84,000 of them are in the United States and 17,900 are in Canada. The output speed sensor on the vehicle's transmission lead frame can force the gearbox to downshift into first gear. If this happens at high speed, it could cause the rear tires to slide or lock up. There are no reported injuries, but Ford does know of three accidents related to this problem.