19,000 Units of Mahindra XUV700, Scorpio N Recalled; Here’s Why

• M&M has mentioned a sorting error at the supplier’s plant.
• The recalled units will be checked and fixed without any charges.

Mahindra & Mahindra has recalled 6,618 units of the Scorpio N and 12,566 units of the XUV700 mid-size SUV over a rubber bellow issue inside the bell housing. All these were manual transmission variants, manufactured between 1^st July and 11^th November 2022.

The bell housing is the bell-shaped extension/flared case of an engine crankcase which houses the flywheel and clutch. On the other hand, the rubber bellows keep the dirt and debris out of it. Mahindra says a sorting error at the supplier’s plant may have affected the operating dimensional clearance of rubber bellow inside the bell housing. 

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The SUVmaker will soon start contacting the owners of affected vehicles for a free vehicle examination and subsequent rectification.

For those who are not aware, both the Mahindra Scorpio N and XUV700 come with the same 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol and 2.2-litre turbocharged diesel engines, albeit in different states of tunes. Both get the same 6-speed manual and 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission options. However, it is worth noting that the Scorpio is a ladder-on-frame-based SUV that gets a rear-wheel drive setup as standard, while the XUV700 underpins a monocoque platform and features a front-wheel-drivetrain. However, both models come with off-road capabilities.