Maruti recalls 20427 units of S-Cross for brake replacement

Leading car manufacturer in the country Maruti Suzuki announced that its premium crossover the S-Cross may have a faulty brake part and that the company will be conducting a free service campaign to rectify the problem. Not using the word “recall”, the company in a statement to the Bombay stock Exchange said that it will “undertake a service campaign to inspect a suspected fault and replace a brake part in 20,427 units of S-Cross. These vehicles were manufactured between April 20^th 2015 and February 12^th, 2016”.

The company noted that owners of the impacted vehicles will be contacted by the dealers. “Service campaigns are undertaken globally by automobile companies to rectify faults that may potentially cause inconvenience to customers,” it said. The company further added that this service campaign applies to both the variants of the S-Cross (DDiS 200 and DDiS 320). The inspection and replacement will be done free of cost for the customer.

S-Cross owners can check the Nexa website to ascertain if their vehicle is impacted.  The customer is requested to fill in the chassis number (MA3 followed by 14 digit alpha-numeric number) on the computer screen. The chassis number is embossed on the vehicle ID plate and is also in the vehicle invoice / registration documents.  Customers can also contact the nearest Maruti Suzuki dealer workshop to ascertain if their vehicle is impact, the company noted.

In March 2015 Maruti Suzuki had recalled 33,098 units of the Alto cars to replace the `right hand door latch assembly’. The cars comprised 19,780 units of Alto 800 and 13,318 units of Alto K10 manufactured between December 8, 2014 and February 18, 2015.

Maruti Suzuki recalls 33,098 Alto 800, Alto K-10 cars

In September 2014, the company had recalled 69,555 units of the Ritz, Dzire and Swift hatchback to replace a wiring harness.

Maruti Suzuki to recall 69,555 vehicles