Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor Corp is recalling the automatic transmission version of its compact car “Alto” in Europe, which is sold under the brand A-Star in India.
The recall will, however, not have any impact on the Indian market as its subsidiary Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), which produces the car at its Manesar plant, does not sell the automatic transmission version .
Suzuki is recalling about 10,000 units of the automatic transmission version of the compact car to rectify the faulty transmission system.
As per estimates, the automatic transmission version accounts for about 10 per cent of the total of over one lakh units of “Alto” (A-Star) that Suzuki sold in Europe last year.
Earlier in February, MSI had announced a global recall of one lakh A-Stars to rectify faulty fuel pump gasket. The “A-Star” is MSI’s flagship export model that started selling in Europe since January 2009.
MSI has made recalls in the past. This includes the hatchback Swift in 2005. It had also replaced the speedometers in its “M800” and “Omni” models in 2008. — PTI