India’s largest car manufacturer Maruti is recalling one lakh A-Star models from the Indian market. The recall began in November last year but MSIL did not disclose the same until February now. Although the company had already informed about the same to European regulatory authorities, it did not divulge the details about the same to its investors.
Global Auto industry is still grappling with quality control issues and Maruti Suzuki’s recall comes as an aftershock. Maruti A-Star models have a faulty gasket that may result in fuel leaks. So far there have been no reports of any trouble from the customer end and the recall comes only as a preventative measure.
“We are changing fuel pump gasket and O ring at no cost to customer. We are midway through the checking activity and hope to complete it soon. The final cost arrived at on this account will be shared with the supplier partner,” said MSIL’s official spokesperson. The models being recalled belong to batches made till August 22, 2009.
