Royal Enfield: Indian two-wheeler manufacturer, Royal Enfield has announced the recall of its motorcycles manufactured between November 2022 and March 2023. The company said that during routine testing, it was discovered that there is a potential problem with the rear and/or side reflectors installed on motorcycles manufactured between November 2022 and March 2023.However, the exact number of affected bikes has not been disclosed. But this recall is applicable to all the 11 models currently in the company’s lineup.
What is the Problem
The company said that Royal Enfield’s authorized workshops will contact the owners of the affected motorcycles. Reflectors will be replaced free of cost at these service centers. It is expected to take approximately 15 minutes to repair each motorcycle. Vehicle owners will be informed about replacement regarding the defective part. No fee will be charged from the customer for this.
Reasons For Recalling the Bike
- Royal Enfield Recall: In May 2021, Royal Enfield recalled 2,36,966 units of bullet 350, classic 350 and Meteor 350 because of dread of short circuit. Every one of these were produced between December 2020 and April 2021..
- This could potentially affect the visibility of the motorcycle.
- Motorcycles manufactured during this period were found to have reflectors that could not reflect light effectively. Especially in low light conditions.
- These reflectors cannot meet the reflective performance requirements of the standard.
- Their reflective quality may be less than required. Royal Enfield reports that testing has revealed
what is a recall
When a company recalls its sold product, it is called a recall. The recall decision is taken by a company at the time When there is a defect in its product. During the recall process, she wants to fix the defect of the product. So that the customer does not have to face any problem regarding the product in future.
Big cases of vehicle recall
Baleno and WagonR Recall: In July 2020, Maruti recalled 1,34,885 units of WagonR and Baleno. These models were delivered between November 15, 2018 and October 15, 2019. The company had recalled the vehicles because of an issue in the fuel pump.
Maruti Eeco Recall:In November 2020, the company had recalled 40,453 units of Eeco. The company had taken this choice because of the missing standard symbol on the headlamp of the vehicle. The recalled covers Eeco produced between November 4, 2019, and February 25, 2020.
Mahindra Pickup Recall: In 2021, Mahindra & Mahindra recalled 29,878 units of its commercial pickup vehicles. The company had said that a fluid pipe needs to be replaced in some pickup vehicles manufactured between January 2020 and February 2021.
Mahindra Thar Recall: Mahindra & Mahindra had recalled 1577 units of the diesel variant of its offroad SUV Thar in February 2021.The company had said that these parts got damaged because of an error in the plant’s machine. All units were delivered between September 7 and December 25, 2020.
Royal Enfield Recall: In May 2021, Royal Enfield recalled 2,36,966 units of bullet 350, classic 350 and Meteor 350 because of dread of short circuit. Every one of these were produced between December 2020 and April 2021.
Expert Advice on Company Recall
Regarding faults in the car, the company first has to give data to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). In this, we have to tell what percentage of people are facing problems due to car malfunction.
After this SIAM gives approval. The company fixes a time to repair the fault. If a customer’s car is outside the city where he purchased it, then he can also get it repaired at the nearest service center of that city.
Global Recall and Free Replacement
Royal Enfield will replace the reflectors in the affected vehicles free of charge. The company further said, “The replacement process will be done in several phases. Starting with customers in South Korea, the United States and Canada, it will then be implemented in other major markets like India, Europe, Brazil, Latin America and the UK.” Will be done.”
The company’s last launch was the updated Classic 350. Which came after the all-new Guerrilla 450. Next, the automaker is preparing to launch the Classic 650, which will join the Super Meteor 650, 650 twins and Shotgun 650.
