Tata to replace starters on about 50,000 Nanos

Tata Motors Ltd., has announced a recall in India to replace the starter motors of all Nano models sold between July 2009 and October 2011.

“We are replacing the starter motors of the previous Nano variant with those of the our new 2012 edition,” spokesperson Debasis Ray said. “There are no safety concerns. We have developed a better starter motor which is installed on the new Nano.”

The new 2012 Tata Nano was introduced in the Indian market in Nov. While, Ray didn’t provide a specific number of how many Nano’s will see the replacement, he did say that the process has been going on for the past few months and that Tata has already replaced starter motors on about 50,000 units of the Nano to date.

Just on a side note. In November 2010, some questions were raised about the Nano’s safety after a couple of them caught on fire.

– By: Omar Rana

Source: MarketWatch