Maruti Suzuki announces its largest recall to rectify safety defects

The recalled vehicles will be inspected and if any fault is found in their motor generator unit, that will be replaced free of cost

Maruti Suzuki is recalling 181,754 cars to inspect and rectify possible safety defects in one of the biggest vehicle recalls in the country.

India’s largest carmaker will try to repair faults in the petrol variants of Ciaz, Ertiga, Vitara Brezza, S-Cross, and XL6 that were manufactured between May 4, 2018 and October 27, 2020.

The latest recall is the biggest ever for the company, which sells one in every two cars in the country. Earlier, in April 2014, Maruti Suzuki had recalled 103,311 units of its popular models Ertiga, Swift and DZire -- manufactured between November 12, 2013 and February 4, 2014