Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

Maruti Suzuki India will proactively replace ‘fuel filler neck’ of 103,311 vehicles (42,481 units of DZire, 47,237 units of Swift and 13,593 units of Ertiga) manufactured between November 12, 2013 and February 4, 2014. This exercise is limited to vehicles within the specified range and does not pertain to any other vehicle of the Company.

As part of its regular Quality tests in the manufacturing process, the Company noticed the problem. There is a possibility of fuel smell in the affected vehicles and in extreme condition there may be some fuel leakage if fuel is filled up to the Fuel Cap beyond the ‘Auto cut-off level. The new fuel filler neck is being progressively despatched to the dealer workshops. Considering the number of vehicles impacted, the Company is building up stock of the required component at its dealer workshops, before inviting customers.

The company has reported 5.5% fall in total sales at 113,350 units in March 2014, against 119,937 units in the same month last year. The company’s domestic sales declined 5.2% during the month to 102,269 units as against 107,890 units in March, 2013. Moreover, export sales came down by 8% during the month to 11,081 units as against 12,047 units in March 2013.