Maruti Suzuki to Recall Nearly 70,000 Cars to Repair Harness Fitment

Maruti Suzuki India Limited, the country's biggest carmaker, has said it is recalling 69,555 vehicles due to a potentially faulty wiring harness issue.

The company said it would recall diesel cars manufactured between March 8, 2010 and August 11, 2013.

Maruti Suzuki said it will recall 55,938 units of its old model of the Dzire compact sedan, 12,486 units of Swift and 1,131 units of the Ritz hatchback. No other models have been affected, it said.

"Maruti Suzuki dealers will contact owners of all the affected vehicles. The Dealer workshop technicians will inspect the wiring harness fitment condition and carry out the necessary repairs, free of cost. The problem was noticed based on feedback monitoring and internal checks by the company," said a statement from the company. (Read full statement here)

It also said that users of Maruti Suzuki diesel cars (old Dzire, old Swift and Ritz) can log onto www.marutisuzuki.com to check if their vehicle is among the above mentioned vehicles.

This is the second time when Maruti Suzuki is recalling such a large number of cars this year. In April 2014, the company had recalled over 1 lakh units Ertiga, Swift and DZire to replace faulty fuel filler neck.

Although, the recall may affect customer sentiment in the short-run, in the long- run car recalls are positive for both the customer and the car maker, say automobile experts. (Read the full story here)

Automobile companies have been pro-active in recalling vehicles in case of safety issues since industry body SIAM initiated a voluntary recall policy in 2012.

Shares in Maruti Suzuki closed 1.85 per cent higher at Rs. 3,064.35 on the BSE today. The stock outperformed the broader auto sub-index on the BSE.