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We have heard of vehicle recalls in the more developed countries and the only vehicle recalls in India where the vehicle manufacturer himself recalls the faulty vehicles. Now all that could change if a report in The Economic Times is to go by. It was reported that India will set up an agency that will have powers to recall cars suffering from engineering defects, modelled on the lines of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the US, according to government official. The report stated that engineering defects in most new-generation cars have been on the rise in recent years, raising safety concerns and sometimes forcing manufacturers, such as Honda Siel Cars India and Maruti, to call back vehicles voluntarily. However, manufacturers have escaped government scrutiny in the absence of any legal framework. The report quoted department of heavy industries joint secretary Ambuj Sharma as saying "We are contemplating a national-level body that will govern the technical and safety aspects in the fast-growing sector that is expected to double in the next five years."
It was reported that the National Automotive Board, which will begin operations in a few months, will be a single-window authority overseeing the country's automobile industry, addressing safety issues ranging from crash-testing of yet-to-be launched models to certification of all types of vehicles. The proposed board would also look at commercial vehicles, though recalls in this segment are rare. He said "There is no legal framework to address safety and other consumer issues pertaining to vehicles manufactured and sold in India, which the National Automotive Board will try to address." In the past there have been cases where manufacturers, as in the case of Maruti 800, have re-engineered their cars sold to customers, but stopped short of calling the exercise as a "recall" in the absence of any statutory mechanism or policies. The report also mentioned that the board also would oversee critical issues of crash testing of cars, which has been delayed in the absence of proper facilities in the country. All these tests, frontal and side impact are mandatory in developed markets like Europe, Japan and the US and were supposed to be enforced in India by 2012, but have now been pushed back to beyond 2014.
http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/indias-vehicle-safety-agency-set-soon-031349852.html
It was reported that the National Automotive Board, which will begin operations in a few months, will be a single-window authority overseeing the country's automobile industry, addressing safety issues ranging from crash-testing of yet-to-be launched models to certification of all types of vehicles. The proposed board would also look at commercial vehicles, though recalls in this segment are rare. He said "There is no legal framework to address safety and other consumer issues pertaining to vehicles manufactured and sold in India, which the National Automotive Board will try to address." In the past there have been cases where manufacturers, as in the case of Maruti 800, have re-engineered their cars sold to customers, but stopped short of calling the exercise as a "recall" in the absence of any statutory mechanism or policies. The report also mentioned that the board also would oversee critical issues of crash testing of cars, which has been delayed in the absence of proper facilities in the country. All these tests, frontal and side impact are mandatory in developed markets like Europe, Japan and the US and were supposed to be enforced in India by 2012, but have now been pushed back to beyond 2014.
http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/indias-vehicle-safety-agency-set-soon-031349852.html
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. While a new state-of-the-art facility is being set up in Chennai for such tests, the road transport ministry has started the process of setting standards for New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP). 
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