Maruti to recall over 1,000 cars over faulty airbags

Maruti Suzuki has said it will "proactively" and "voluntarily"  recall 1,279 vehicles for a possible "fault in the airbag controller unit".

The vehicles to be recalled include 566 new Swift and 713 Dzire models manufactured between May 7 and July 7, 2018, Maruti Suzuki said https://bit.ly/2JTU1aO.

Recall campaigns are undertaken globally to rectify faults that may be potential safety defects, the company said.

Maruti will contact car owners after July 25th for inspection and replacement of the faulty part free of cost.

India's premier car company also requested its customers to visit the website and fill in the car details in order to ascertain if their vehicle is eligible for airbag change.