Maruti Suzuki recalls one lakh A-Stars to replace fuel pump gaskets

India’s leading passenger carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India, has officially acknowledged that it is recalling around one lakh A-Star cars to replace faulty fuel pump gaskets. Maruti, in its official statement, has revealed that it has received reports of leakage in the fuel pumps and all the cars affected by the recall were manufactured before 22nd August, 2009. Furthermore, the company has indicated that it has already kickstarted the repair process last year and has already done the repairs in around half of the affected units. It may be recalled that Maruti Suzuki had launched the A-Star model in 2008 and it has been pretty successful for them and also export this model to several international markets for the parent company Suzuki. Nearly, 60 per cent of the A-Star recalls were sold in global markets, the rest from domestic customers.

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