Country's largest passenger carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India Limited has recalled 40,453 units of Eeco van for a possible issue relating to a standard symbol missing on the headlights. The company has also stated that the suspected units of Eeco were manufactured between November 4th 2019 and February 25th 2020.
Maruti will inspect 40,453 units of Eeco for the missing standard symbol on the headlamp. And if any action is required, it will be done free of charge. Owners of these suspected units will be communicated by Maruti Suzuki authorized dealers in due course of time. In between, customers can also check whether their car is affected by the recall or not. For that, customers have to visit "Imp Customer Info" section on Maruti Suzuki Arena website. There will be a section in which customers can enter their vehicle's chassis number (MA3 or MBH, followed by a 14-digit alpha-numeric number) to check whether their vehicle needs any inspection.
Where can you find the chassis number?
Chassis number is a unique code used to identify an individual vehicle. It is embossed on the vehicle ID plate. You can also find it on your registration certificate (RC), owner's manual or on the vehicle invoice.
About Maruti Suzuki Eeco
The Maruti Suzuki Eeco is India's one of the besting selling van, which is extremely popular among fleet operators and courier services for its pocket-friendly & low-on-maintenance nature. It can occupy up to 7 passengers and even comes in the cargo-van configuration.
The Maruti Eeco is offered in four variants: 5-seater standard, 5-seater AC, 5-seater AC CNG, and 7-seater standard, which are priced between Rs 3.8 lakh and Rs 4.95 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The heart of the Eeco is a BS6 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine (73PS/98Nm) that transfers power to the rear wheels via a 5-speed manual transmission. It also comes with the option of a factory-fitted CNG kit.
The Maruti Eeco petrol delivers fuel efficiency of 16.11kmpl while the CNG variant returns 21.94km/kg. In the Indian market, Eeco doesn’t have any direct competitor.
