Royal Enfield on Wednesday said it recalls close to 2,36,966 motorcycles of the Classic, Bullet and Meteor models due to defect in the ignition coil, commonly used in these models.
“Royal Enfield has discovered a defect in one of the parts used across some of the motorcycle models that we manufacture and sell. The defect is in the ignition coil that can cause misfiring, reduced vehicle performance and in rare cases, an electric short circuit,” the company said in a statement.
Of these, the company will call in Meteor motorcycles manufactured and sold between December 2020 and April, and the Classic and Bullet manufactured and sold between January and April this year.
These motorcycles will undergo inspection and replacement of the said defective part, if required. The company estimates that less than 10 per cent of these motorcycles will require replacement of the part.
“The defect was discovered during routine internal testing, and the issue has been clearly identified and isolated to specific batches of material sourced from our external supplier between December 2020 and April 2021,” it said.
While the issue is rare and does not impact all motorcycles manufactured during the above mentioned period, in keeping with safety regulations and as a precautionary measure, Royal Enfield has decided to undertake a proactive, company-initiated recall of select motorcycles models produced in the above mentioned period, the company said.
The company also mentioned that this proactive recall action would be applicable to Meteor, Classic and Bullet model motorcycles sold in India, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia between the respective periods mentioned above.
Royal Enfield service teams and/ local dealerships will reach out to consumers whose motorcycle vehicle identification number (VIN) number falls within the manufacturing period mentioned above, it added.