Do you check your own VIN for recalls, or wait for the workshop to call?
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My Baleno lives a boring life, short city runs and speed breakers, and the one piece of safety kit I think about is the one I hope never has to work. Which is why the airbag controller recall stayed in my head.
Maruti called back 17,362 cars over a faulty airbag control unit, Baleno included, and the build window was tight, 8 December 2022 to 12 January 2023. Autocar India's report says the concern is airbags and belt pretensioners possibly not deploying in a crash, and the replacement is free.
So, club question: do you actually check your VIN against recall notices yourself, or do you wait for the workshop to ring you? I would rather not depend on a call that may never come, especially since plenty of us buy second hand and the original owner's number is what sits in the system.
If your car was in that batch, how quickly did your service centre get the part?
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prakash_ali· 1 week agoNandi, good question. I don't have an ICE car so can't comment on that batch, but on principle I'd never rely on a callback. Phone numbers change, cars get resold, service centres get busy. I'd just check Maruti's own recall lookup with the VIN once a year, takes two minutes and costs nothing.
ajay_mehta· 1 week agoNandi same question got me thinking about my Brezza too, saw the article title itself mentions Brezza along with Baleno and Grand Vitara. Never actually checked my VIN on Maruti's site honestly, just assumed service centre will flag it during regular service. After Prakash's point I think that's lazy logic on my part. Will check this week.
