India’s largest automaker Maruti Suzuki India recalled 11,177 models of Grand Vitara. The recall impacts automobiles that had been manufactured between 8 August 2022 and 15 November 2022.
The rationale for the recall is to examine a potential defect within the rear seatbelt mounting. Homeowners of the automobiles will probably be contacted by the dealerships individually and will probably be examined and if discovered defective, essential repairs will probably be made at no further price.
That is the third recall introduced by Maruti for the Grand Vitara SUV in two months. The primary recall was to examine a potential defect in one of many little one elements of the shoulder top adjuster meeting of the entrance seatbelts, which might result in seat belt disassembly. The second recall was to examine a suspected defective half within the airbag meeting controller, which might outcome within the airbag not deploying within the occasion of a crash.
The Grand Vitara is Maruti’s flagship mannequin and is bought from the corporate’s Nexa retail outlet. The SUV is accessible in 10 variants, with 3 dual-tone and 6 monotone color choices, together with the Nexa Blue.
The Grand Vitara is accessible in two engine choices – a 1.5-litre gentle hybrid petrol engine with 101 bhp of energy and 136 Nm of torque paired with a 5-speed guide or a torque converter computerized. The opposite engine is the 1.5-litre three-cylinder Atkinson cycle petrol engine paired with an electrical motor with 114 bhp of energy. This engine is accessible solely with an e-CVT gearbox.
The Grand Vitara can also be supplied with Maruti’s All-grip AWD system with a 1.5-litre gentle hybrid engine with guide transmission. The costs for the Grand Vitara begin from Rs 10.45 lakh and go as much as 19.49 lakh (ex-showroom). The Grand Vitara competes with Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Skoda Kushaq, Volkswagen Taigun, Toyota Hyryder and Nissan Kicks.
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