Cars Recalled In 2018 Part 2: Ford EcoSport, VW Polo, BMW X3 & More

The last two months have seen a recall of 18,966 vehicles

We earlier came out with a detailed report on all the cars recalled in India this year till July. Now, it's time to report on all the vehicles that have been called in by their manufacturers for either updates, inspections or fixing a defect in the month of August and September.

As per the figures obtained from SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers), a total of 18,966 cars have been recalled by car makers such as BMW, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen and Ford. Let’s take a look at the exact numbers.

Note: Volkswagen hasn’t specified any official number for its recalls.

Manufacturer name (A-Z)	Number of cars recalled
BMW	6966
Ford	7249
Mercedes-Benz	4741
Toyota	10
Volkswagen	N.A.

The highest number of recalls were from Ford for its EcoSport, while BMW recalled the X3, X5 and the 3 Series, including some manufactured in the year 2001. Mercedes-Benz recalled the third-highest number of vehicles followed by Toyota with its Prius and Volkswagen with its Polo, Vento and Jetta.

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Model Name	Number of units	Date of manufacturing	Reason
BMW X3	8	31 Mar-18 to 3 May-18	Airbag gas generator might have an issue
BMW X5	21	19 Oct-01 to 22 Feb-02	Wrong software, hardware connection may lead to unwanted airbag deployment
BMW 3 Series	6937	14 Oct-04 to 17 Jan-12	Plug connecting the wiring harness to blower controller may deteriorate over time and cause short circuit
Ford EcoSport	7249	17 Nov-17 to 30 Mar-18	Powertrain control module software update
Mercedes-Benz A-Class, B-Class, C-Class, CLA, GLA, GLC	4741 (individual figure not available)	9 Jan-16 to 8 Dec-17	Steering column not sufficiently grounded and may cause unwanted trigger of the airbag
Toyota Prius	10	16 June-15 to 15 May-18	Engine wire insulation may wear over time and cause short circuit
Volkswagen Polo GT and Vento	NA	1 April-15 to 31 Mar-17	‘Necessary update’
Volkswagen Jetta 1.4 TSI	NA	1 April-15 to 31 Mar-17	Replacement of ‘O’ ring in carbon canister

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