Maruti to recall 3,800 Ciaz units to check fault in clutch system

Mid-sized sedan received healthy response from customers that pushed it to the second spot beating Hyundai's Verna

Maruti Suzuki, India's largest car maker, on Monday said it would recall nearly 3,800 units of the Ciaz to check a suspected fault in the vehicle's clutch operation system.

Launched in October this year, the Ciaz, a mid-sized sedan competing with the Honda City, the segment bestseller, had received a healthy response from customers. The car beat Hyundai's Verna to claim the second spot in the segment.

The Ciaz recall, which could potentially cause inconvenience to its owners, comes two months after the car market leader announced a recall of 69,555 units of the DZire, Swift and Ritz in September, to repair a wiring harness fitment.

The company said in a filing: "Maruti Suzuki India will proactively undertake a service campaign to inspect a suspected fault and replace the relevant part of the clutch operation system of a batch of 3,796 Ciaz (manual transmission) cars. These are among those manufactured till November 7."

Only last month US auto major Ford had announced a recall of 3,072 Ford Fiestas in India to install for free a waterproof glow plug control module.

The inspection and replacement in the Ciaz cars would be done free of cost, Maruti Suzuki said.