"A power-steering fluid leak could result in fumes being emitted from the engine and it may be possible for power-steering fluid to come into contact with the vehicle's exhaust system, creating smoke and, in extreme cases, fire." Globally, 16 of the affected vehicles had caught fire, a Ford spokesman said, but none in South Africa "that we are aware of". Asked about the Figo that caught fire outside Nelspruit Mediclinic in mid-January, footage of which was widely circulated on social media, the spokesman said Ford did not know if that incident was directly related to this recall.