There have always been some concerns about how the vehicle recall process come into play in India. And, with India getting stricter about the safety aspect while travelling, it was only a matter of time before the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) took the issue in question a bit more seriously. Earlier this year, before India went into complete lockdown, the ministry invited suggestions on the vehicle recall process, which could potentially amend the Motor Vehicle Act.

Since the earlier circular did not receive much traction for obvious reasons, another notification was sent out in June 2020. With all the suggestions collected, MoRTH has now approved the new formula for triggering the mandatory recall of vehicles. This is how it goes:

Upon receiving multiple complaints regarding the same issue, the trigger will be linked to the percentage of concerns received from consumers and the annual sales of the vehicle in the equation. Now, as you must have guessed, a lot of math will go in there. Naturally, in case of a mass-market vehicle, the percentage of complaints to initiate the recall will be lesser. That’s because of its high volume of sales.

The process mentioned above is limited to vehicles which are less than seven years old from the date of manufacturing, import or retro fitment. As per the report, the Motor Vehicle Act has been amended to incorporate the updated vehicle recall process. Expect Nitin Gadkari, the road transport minister, to make an official announcement soon.

In the world of cars, there have been three major voluntary recalls since June 2020. It was Honda who raised concern for a faulty fuel pump for over 65,000 vehicles. Next one came from Maruti Suzuki, wherein more than 1.3 lakh cars came under scrutiny. That was followed closely by Toyota, which reported the same problem of faulty fuel motors as Maruti Suzuki did. Over 9,000 units of the Glanza came under that recall.

Story source: ETAuto