Tata Motors to replace starter motor in 1.4 lac Nano models

The country’s largest vehicle maker Tata Motors has announced that it will be replacing the starter motors in 1.40 lakh units of small car Nano free of cost. It is the biggest ever replacement exercise in the history of Indian automobile industry.

While the announcement has been seen as a vehicle recall by many, the company has maintained that it is just a replacement exercise, in which the older starter motor will be replaced by new better one. According to the company, it had started this replacement exercise in October 2011, and has already replaced the same in more than 50,000 Nano models across the country.

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Speaking on the matter, a Tata Motors spokesperson said, "We have devised a better starter motor and so we are upgrading it in our old Nanos for improved performance. We have not received any complaint for this and this is not a recall." He added that the company will change the part in all the old Nanos that were sold before launching the Nano 2012 in November. It is to be mentioned here that the company has sold over 1,40,428 Nano units till November 2011, since its launch in March 2009.

As per the industry reports, the new starter motor replacement exercise will cost the company around Rs 110 crore.