Maruti Suzuki is recalling over 1 lakh units of Swift, DZire and Ertiga for replacing a faulty fuel filler neck that may cause fuel smell and leakages
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), the country's largest car maker on Friday said it will replace the ‘fuel filler neck’ of 1.03 lakh units of its popular cars like Swift, DZire and Ertiga. It will replace fuel filler neck in these vehicles free of cost.
In a regulatory filing, MSIL said, 42,481 units of DZire, 47,237 units of Swift and 13,593 units of Ertiga manufactured between 12 November 2013 and 4 February 2014 would be recalled.
There is a possibility of fuel smell in the affected vehicles and in extreme condition, there may be some fuel leakage if fuel is filled up to the Fuel Cap beyond the ‘Auto cut-off level’, it added.
MSIL said dealers would contact owners of all vehicles and would replace the ‘fuel filler neck’ free of cost.
The statement added that this exercise is limited to vehicles within the above specified range and does not pertain to any other vehicle.
Maruti Suzuki closed Friday 1.5% down at Rs1,930.5 on the BSE, while the benchmark Sensex ended the day marginally down at 22,629.
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