Maruti announces the biggest withdrawal: what you need to know

New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki on Friday announced a withdrawal of 1,81,754 units of its products, which turned out to be one of the largest withdrawal exercises in India by any car manufacturer.
“This is to check the possibility of defects in 181,754 units of these models produced between May 4, 2018 and October 27, 2020,” said the car maker in the submission of regulations.
The affected cars include CIAZ, Ertiga, Vitara Brezza, S-Cross and XL6.
“For the benefit of customers, Maruti Suzuki has decided to voluntarily remember the affected vehicle for the inspection / replacement of the motor generator unit, free of charge.
The affected vehicle owner will receive communication from the Official Workshop Maruti Suzuki,” the company said in the submission of regulations.
What customers need to do: Replacement of the wrong parts free of costs and the process will start from the first week of 2021.
The company has asked to avoid parking the car in the water flooded area.
Customers from suspected vehicles can check the MSIL website, visit the ‘important customer info’ domain and enter the vehicle chassis number to check its status.
The chassis number can be obtained by the registration document or vehicle invoice.
The company will contact the affected customers.
History of withdrawal: In the last 10 years, the largest car manufacturer in India has announced 9 remember with the latest is the biggest.
In 2020, Maruti Suzuki remembered 1,34,885 vehicles consisting of Wagonr and Baleno to replace the possibility of a damaged fuel pump.
Once before the magnitude of the Magnitude was carried out by General Motors in 2015, when 1.7 Lakh Chevrolet Beat units must be checked.
DiSat in the Dieselgate global scandal, Volkswagen Group in 2016 has launched a massive memory program in India, calling back as much as 3.24 lakh cars from the brand Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda.
Ford Motor in 2012 considering more than 125,000 rear axle units were damaged and the replacement of a power steering hose.
According to the Siam Industrial Agency, carmakers remember more than 3,80,000 units in 2020, which was almost 2.4 times the number in 2019.