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Maruti Suzuki India has announced to recall 52,686 new Swift and Baleno cars, which were manufactured between 1st December 2017 and 16th March 2018. The service campaign has been started by the company for the two models to find out if there is a possible fault in the brake vacuum hose. The inspection and replacement will be done free of cost for the customer.
The company has stated in a notice that soon, starting from 14th May 2018, owners of the vehicles will be contacted by dealers for replacement of the faulty part.
The notice states, “Service Campaigns are undertaken globally by automobile companies to rectify faults that may potentially cause inconvenience to customers.”
How to find out if your Baleno or Swift needs an inspection? All you need is to fill in the chassis number on the computer screen at the following link. You can either find the chassis number embossed on the vehicle ID plate or can also take it from the vehicle invoice/registration documents.
The government made promises in the past to have a legal framework for recalling vehicles, but nothing has happened so far. Currently, car manufacturers follow the Voluntary Code on Vehicle Recall by SIAM but it is not legally binding on them.
Baleno and Swift both have a long waiting period for deliveries given the strong demand for these cars. Baleno is the third largest selling car in the country. According to reports, total 1.4 lakh units have called recalled this year to fix faulty parts, including the big names such as Toyota Kirloskar, Mercedes-Benz India, and Honda Cars.
Maruti Suzuki India recently registered an increase of 14.2 percent in its sales. It managed to achieve its best-ever performance by selling 5,499 cars on an average each day in the month of April. In total Maruti sold 1,65,000 units in the domestic market in the month of April.
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