Mass Ford recall makes local dent

Some 24 Ford Explorer sport utility vehicles in Cambodia are being recalled to fix a potential fuel leak that could cause a fire, company representatives said. The move comes amid a much larger recall of 465,000 units manufactured by the Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker, raising doubts over whether there are enough available parts to meet the demand. Models heading back to the dealership include the 2013 Taurus, Flex, Fusion, Interceptor Utility, Interceptor Sedan, and Lincoln MKS, MKT and MKZ. … Car owners in the Kingdom avoided almost entirely a broader recall because the country’s authorised Ford dealer, RMA Cambodia, has sold few or none of the affected models. RMA sold about 500 Ford vehicles in 2012, making it the second-largest seller in terms of market share in Cambodia’s car industry, after Toyota. …

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