Maruti to recall 69,555 cars

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Tuesday announced recall of 69,555 units of the Dzire, Swift and Ritz models manufactured between March 2010 and August 2013 to repair wiring harness fitment.

The recall is only for diesel variants of the three models. Of the total, 55,938 units are of the old Dzire, 12,486 units of the old Swift and 1,131 units of the Ritz, which were manufactured between March 8, 2010 and August 11, 2013, the company said.

This exercise is limited to vehicles within the above specified range and does not pertain to any other vehicle of the company or its exports, it added.

According to the company, the recall was done in order to rectify possible issues with the routing of the wiring harness that connects to the battery.

"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," MSI said.

In April, in one of the biggest vehicle recalls, MSI had recalled 1,03,311 units of its popular models -Ertiga, Swift and DZire - manufactured between November 12, 2013 and February 4, 2014 to replace faulty fuel filler neck.

Ever since the auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers started voluntary recalls for safety-related issues in July 2012, a total of 610,000 vehicles have been recalled by various manufacturers in India.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited