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Originally Posted by Mpower Why would they recall BS3 Taveras?
BS3 Tavera need to meet BS3 emissions which dont require a cat? |
They've recalled the BSIII versions because, well, how do I put it, all the
chicanery ![Smile](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png)
they seem to have done to pass the emissions test was on the BSIII model. It looks like the old Isuzu engine could not meet BSIII norms comfortably enough. So I guess they sent some specially prepared vehicles which could clear the emissions test during the mandatory homologation testing. Once they got the certificate, they seem to have resorted to selling Taveras without this special emissions package (whatever it was). This got discovered during the surprise ARAI checks. Legally, such actions would be blatant fraud, trickery, whatever. Equally serious is the fact that so many vehicles were spewing out emissions in quantities more than they were allowed to.
Of course, GM know they got themselves into a deep, deep mess. This recall of 1lakh+ vehicles is more of a desperate damage control activity than a genuine recall. Scapegoats were also found within the company, both in India and the US, and those folks were given marching orders. They're waiting to know the amount the company will be fined, though I think they might manage to get it down to a relatively low amount. I believe GM would have politely "requested" their mainstream media friends to go easy on reporting anything about this issue as well (half, full and cover page advertisements & TV commercials can have an influence on the minds of folks other than consumers
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) That's why there is so little information coming out.
I don't quite know what they did to make the Tavera's engine BSIII compliant and why they left it out of the ones they sold to customers (cost, perhaps?) They claim they will fit something that has been approved by ARAI (probably a cat-con) to all those BSIII Taveras to make them compliant. They want to give the impression that this is merely a recall to fix an emissions issue with the exhaust treatment system. If the whole truth got revealed, it would damage the company's reputation quite badly. The recall of BSIV Taveras with ICML's engines is also quite suspicious, since this engine should be able to meet the emissions test quite comfortably.
I do believe there must be a whole lot more going on than what the public is aware of, or allowed to know.
As if all this wasn't enough for the company, the production stoppage of the diesel Sail twins for an unknown "quality issue" has added to their woes. There is no news yet about them identifying the issue or finding a fix, not to mention recall of the ones already sold.
Disclaimer @ all whom it may concern: Since not everything is known on this issue, whatever I've mentioned above is merely my own understanding of the situation - something I arrived at by putting together the various little bits of information that were reported by the mainstream media and the press releases of GM. I may be right or I may be wrong on one or more of these aspects and that's why I've mentioned things like "I believe", "I guess", "it looks like" etc. in my post as this is purely my understanding of the situation.
I'm not associated with General Motors or any of their subsidiaries, partners, suppliers, associates etc. in any manner. Nor do I have anything against the company in any form. I'm not even a customer of GM - never owned any of their vehicles. I'm only an ordinary automobile enthusiast who also happens to believe that the consumer rights of Indian auto buyers must be respected by automobile companies.