| NHTSA Record Id: 15047 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUZUKI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007858000072434000000146 |
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| Model Name: SIDEKICK |
Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V121002 |
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| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1996 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 4325 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 19 1996 |
Recall Initiator: OVSC |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Suzuki Motor USA, LLC |
Report Received Date: Jul, 02 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 08 1996 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 301 |
| Defect Summary : The fuel tank on these vehicles can become punctured by a fuel tank flange attachment reinforcement during rear-end collisions. this does not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 301, "fuel tank integrity." |
Consequence Summary: Consequence of non-compliance: if an ignition source was present, fuel leakage resulting from this puncture could result in a post-crash fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install two new shield gussets between the fuel tank and attachment brackets to prevent the reinforcement from puncturing the fuel tank wall. |
Recall Notes: System: fuel; fuel tank assembly; fmvss no. 301. vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicles, 4-door model only. owner notification: owner notification is expected to begin in july 1996. note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact suzuki at 1-800-934-0934. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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