Suzuki, the Japanese auto manufacturer, has temporarily suspended the production and sales of its small hatchback- the Celerio in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. This decision was made after Autocar UK and WhatCar found that the cars allotted to them for testing purpose suffered total brake failure. Soon after the UK based magazine informed about the brake failure to manufacturer, Suzuki carried out an investigation to find out loop holes.
Soon after the incident, Suzuki has recalled its UK Celerio models launched on February 1st. According to Suzuki, This safety recall relates to retraction of the brake pedal and affects Right Hand Drive vehicles for UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. It does not affect left hand drive vehicles or other right hand drive markets."
Suzuki UK is directly contacting its customers via its dealership network. The company is also providing a loan vehicle to owners until all the safety checks are completed. Temporarily, but the production of the Celerio have been suspended in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
"The condition was experienced during an emergency brake test from very high speed and was conducted several times on a private road test facility. This test forms a part of the full test procedure carried out by What Car? and Autocar magazines.", added Suzuki.
