Maruti recalls 69,555 cars in India
Maruti Suzuki India Limited is recalling 69,555 cars for inspecting and repairing the wiring harness. The recalled vehicles include 12,486 units of the Swift, 1,131 units of the Ritz and 55,938 units of the Dzire, manufactured between March 8, 2010 and August 11, 2013. These vehicles were only sold in the local market and were not part of the export lineup from Maruti.
MSIL will contact customers to get them to bring their vehicles to technicians for an inspection of the wiring harness. If found defective, these will be replaced free of cost. Maruti says the possibility of the problem occurring was found based on feedback from regular monitoring and internal checks.
Want to know if your Swift, Dzire or Ritz falls under this recall? Punch in the chassis number (MA3 or MBH followed by 14 digit alpha-numeric number) at www.marutisuzuki.com and you can find out if your pride and joy belongs to affected batch. Customers can also directly visit the workshops to get the vehicles checked for the aforementioned recall.
Maruti recalls 69,555 cars press release
| Maruti Suzuki India Limited today announced that it will proactively inspect and repair the wiring harness fitment of 69,555 diesel vehicles (55,938 units of Old Dzire, 12,486 units of Old Swift and 1,131 units of Ritz) manufactured between 8th March 2010 and 11th August 2013. This exercise is limited to vehicles within the above specified range and does not pertain to any other vehicle of the Company or its exports. This exercise does not pertain to any other model of the Company or its exports. Maruti Suzuki dealers will contact owners of all the affected vehicles. The Dealer workshop technicians will inspect the wiring harness fitment condition and carry out the necessary repairs, free of cost. The problem was noticed based on feedback monitoring and internal checks by the Company. Accordingly proactive action has been initiated in the interest of customers. Users of Maruti Suzuki diesel cars (Old Dzire, Old Swift and Ritz) can check the Company's website www.marutisuzuki.com to ascertain if their vehicle is among the above mentioned vehicles. This information will be available immediately on the website. The customer is requested to fill in the chassis number (MA3 or MBH followed by 14 digit alpha-numeric number) on the computer screen. The chassis number is embossed on the vehicle ID plate and is also in the vehicle invoice / registration documents. Customers may also contact the nearest Maruti Suzuki dealer workshop to ascertain if their vehicle is among the above vehicles. | |
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