NEW DELHI: India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki on Wednesday said that it's “proactively and voluntarily” recalling 1,279 units of the new Swift and Dzire models. The hatchback and the sedan models are going to be inspected for a possible fault in the Airbag Controller Unit, the company said.
The most probably fault is that the airbag may not deploy, a source instructed TOI.
“1279 cars (566 new Swift and 713 new Dzire) manufactured between seventh May 2018 and fifth July 2018 will probably be covered in this campaign,” a Maruti Suzuki spokesperson said.
Starting July 25, owners of the cars incorporated in this recall campaign will probably be contacted by means of Maruti Suzuki sellers for inspection and substitute of the faulty phase free of cost, the spokesperson added.
The new Swift was once introduced amid a lot fanfare on the Auto Expo in Delhi in February this year, whilst the Dzire was once introduced last summer.
How to test if your vehicle is from the affected batch
Customers of latest Swift and new Dzire can talk over with the company’s website and fill in the chassis quantity (For new Swift - MBH and for brand new Dzire – MA3 followed by means of 14 digit alpha-numeric quantity) on the display screen to test. The chassis quantity is embossed on the vehicle ID plate and is also in the vehicle invoice / registration paperwork.
Customers might also contact the closest Maruti Suzuki dealer workshop to establish if their vehicle is one of the above cars, the company said.
Recalls have turn out to be a regular feature with auto companies, where they voluntarily name back batches of cars to check out and attach possible faults in production. The paintings is performed free of cost.
Automobile experts say that whilst remembers would possibly have an effect on shopper sentiment in the short-run, in the longer run it's noticed as a favorable for each customer and the automaker. It provides out the message that the company is willing to take duty even submit sales and is making efforts to make sure the customers' safety and satisfaction, said auto knowledgeable Tutu Dhawan.
How does a carmaker spot issues once a batch is offered off
"It is mainly through customer feedback which is routed to the company through dealerships," says Mr Dhawan.
"Whenever these things (cars) are made, they are made in batches, even the raw materials come in batches and it is all computerised...so once a possible fault is suspected, it doesn't take the company long to act on it," he provides.
Recalls are most often a security measure on the corporate’s phase and there would possibly in truth be no fault with the automobile. It is performed to do away with the possibility of any production defect.
The Maruti Suzuki stock at 11.18 am was once buying and selling at Rs nine.725.10, down 1.09 per cent on the NSE.
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The most probably fault is that the airbag may not deploy, a source instructed TOI.
“1279 cars (566 new Swift and 713 new Dzire) manufactured between seventh May 2018 and fifth July 2018 will probably be covered in this campaign,” a Maruti Suzuki spokesperson said.
Starting July 25, owners of the cars incorporated in this recall campaign will probably be contacted by means of Maruti Suzuki sellers for inspection and substitute of the faulty phase free of cost, the spokesperson added.
The new Swift was once introduced amid a lot fanfare on the Auto Expo in Delhi in February this year, whilst the Dzire was once introduced last summer.
How to test if your vehicle is from the affected batch
Customers of latest Swift and new Dzire can talk over with the company’s website and fill in the chassis quantity (For new Swift - MBH and for brand new Dzire – MA3 followed by means of 14 digit alpha-numeric quantity) on the display screen to test. The chassis quantity is embossed on the vehicle ID plate and is also in the vehicle invoice / registration paperwork.
Customers might also contact the closest Maruti Suzuki dealer workshop to establish if their vehicle is one of the above cars, the company said.
Recalls have turn out to be a regular feature with auto companies, where they voluntarily name back batches of cars to check out and attach possible faults in production. The paintings is performed free of cost.
Automobile experts say that whilst remembers would possibly have an effect on shopper sentiment in the short-run, in the longer run it's noticed as a favorable for each customer and the automaker. It provides out the message that the company is willing to take duty even submit sales and is making efforts to make sure the customers' safety and satisfaction, said auto knowledgeable Tutu Dhawan.
How does a carmaker spot issues once a batch is offered off
"It is mainly through customer feedback which is routed to the company through dealerships," says Mr Dhawan.
"Whenever these things (cars) are made, they are made in batches, even the raw materials come in batches and it is all computerised...so once a possible fault is suspected, it doesn't take the company long to act on it," he provides.
Recalls are most often a security measure on the corporate’s phase and there would possibly in truth be no fault with the automobile. It is performed to do away with the possibility of any production defect.
The Maruti Suzuki stock at 11.18 am was once buying and selling at Rs nine.725.10, down 1.09 per cent on the NSE.
Read this story in Malayalam
Maruti to recall 1,279 units of new Swift, Dzire
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