Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / SIDEKICK / 1997

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000144156 Incident Date: Feb, 16 2000
Consumer's City: ANCHORAGE Consumer's State: AK
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: SIDEKICK Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JS3TDZ1V3V4 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 17 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer was traveling at approximately 35 to 40 mph under cold/ dry conditions when vehicle hit a dip in road, causing loss of control, and vehicle went over a snow bank, and impacted a tree on front center area of vehicle. drivers and passengers air bags failed to deploy. dealership has not given consumer any reason for cause of defect. *suzuki was in possession of air bags, and vehicle was considered to be a total loss.*ak *slc