World’s largest cruiser bike maker Royal Enfield on Wednesday stated it was recalling 15,200 items of its 650 twins — Interceptor and Continental GT, and Himalayan to repair a brake caliper corrosion associated difficulty in markets like UK, Europe and Korea.
The corporate stated the corrosion might trigger harm to brake caliper piston bore and assemblies and end in uncommon braking sound, elevated brake drag and may additionally affect brake motion.
“We found the difficulty in a really small variety of bikes in some particular nations. Upon investigation, it was revealed that this corrosion is led to by sustained, long-term publicity to driving on roads handled with sure salts, or a mixture of salts, to stop formation of ice throughout winters,” the corporate stated in a press release. “We now have determined to undertake a proactive, safety-related service motion on the Interceptor 650, Continental GT 650 and Himalayan bikes bought throughout geographies the place sure salts are used to deal with roads, and may probably trigger harm to the brake caliper assemblies.”
“It is a precautionary service intervention, and will likely be undertaken throughout the UK, the remainder of Europe and Korea. With instant impact, round 15,200 bikes bought in these markets will likely be known as in for inspection, cleansing and half alternative, if required. In a later part of the service motion, as a safety measure, the caliper assemblies on these bikes will likely be changed with the improved half, earlier than the top of this 12 months.”
Launched in 2018, the 650 twins are the most costly mobikes made by Enfield until date. It’s also the primary twin cylinder engine mobike the corporate has made below the possession of the Lals of Eicher Motor who took over the agency in 1994. The bikes had been conceptualised to assist Enfield achieve traction in additional mature markets like Europe and the US the place greater and sooner bikes are in vogue.
“We wish to reiterate that the 650 Twin bikes, the Himalayan are rigorously examined to world validation requirements of high quality and sturdiness,” the corporate stated. “The protection of our riders is of prime significance to us at Royal Enfield and we’re deeply dedicated to the obligation of care to all our prospects. We’re dedicated to swiftly implement the service motion, and prospects will likely be contacted via respective native dealerships.”
This isn’t the primary time although that any automobile made in India has confronted a corrosion-related difficulty abroad. In 2014, French carmaker Renault issued a recall within the UK, of its compact SUV Duster which was then being made at its Indian manufacturing unit in Chennai. The recall was to handle the same corrosion difficulty within the automobile. Manufacturing of the Duster for the UK market was subsequently moved out of Chennai to its East European manufacturing unit in Pitesti in Romania.
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