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Renault-Nissan recalls 51,000 Kwids, redi-GOs
Renault-Nissan is recalling nearly 51,000 units of its two entry-level cars, Renault Kwid and Datsun redi-GO, in India, to rectify a faulty fuel system and add a hose clip.
Renault-Nissan is recalling nearly 51,000 units of its two entry-level cars, Renault Kwid and Datsun redi-GO, in India, to rectify a faulty fuel system and add a hose clip.
While Renault India is recalling around 50,000 units of its bestseller Kwid, Nissan has called back 932 units of Datsun redi-Go, which was launched in June this year. Renault India said it is conducting a pre-emptive and voluntary inspection of select 0.8 L variants (800cc) of Kwid, which were produced up to May 18, 2016.
“As a proactive measure, a fuel hose clip will be added to these select cars along with the evaluation of overall functionality of the fuel system to mitigate any potential disruption of fuel supply,” the company said in a statement.
The affected cars will be inspected without any cost to customers and necessary measures would be carried out if required, it said. “We are in the process of contacting customers, requesting them to come to dealerships to get their cars inspected.”
While the company did not elaborate further, sources said only 10% of the recalled cars were likely to have been impacted by the issue.
Launched in September last year, Kwid has been a success in India. During April-September, Renault sold 56,028 units of the sub ₹4-lakh Kwid.
