India's largest auto maker Maruti Suzuki will recall 1492 vehicles comprising of Ertiga, Swift, Dzire and the A-Star hatchback models manufactured between 19 October and 26 October 2013 due to a possible problem in the steering column.
Reuters
The company will replace the defective steering column free of cost in these vehicles.
The recall exercise is limited to these specific models sold in the domestic market and do no affect any of the cars exported from India, CNBC-TV18 reported today.
The company said it will inspect the steering column for 1,492 vehicles — Ertiga: 306 units, Swift: 592 units, Dzire:581 units and A-Star: 13 units manufactured between October 19, 2013 and 26th October 2013.
The new steering column has been despatched to dealer workshops.
This exercise is limited to vehicles within the above specified range and does not pertain to any other vehicle of the company or any of its exports, MSI added.
Maruti Suzuki dealers will contact owners of all vehicles in the above range, it said.
The last big recall made by the company was in February 2010 when it recalled about one lakh units of its flagship export model 'A-Star' to replace a faulty fuel pump part.
Automobile companies have been pro-active in recalling vehicles in case of safety issues since industry body SIAM initiated a voluntary recall policy in last July, taking the total recalls to over 3 lakh units.
Recently, General Motor India had recalled 1.14 lakh units of its multi-purpose vehicle Chevrolet Tavera, manufactured between 2005 and 2013, to address emissions and specification issues.
The company had also recalled 4,000 units of the diesel variant of its Sail model to address a potential engine issue.
With inputs from PTI
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