Recall Detail

SUZUKI / GRAND VITARA / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 5148 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUZUKI
Recalled Component Id: 000013343000095770000000154 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: GRAND VITARA Model Year: 2001
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V146000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1998 End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 07 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 59888
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 04 2001 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Suzuki Motor USA, LLC Report Received Date: Apr, 27 2001
Record Creation date : May, 15 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. under temperatures below -25 degrees, moisture can freeze in the fuel pressure regulator. fuel system pressure could increase at the time of engine start up, causing fuel loss at the fuel pipe/fuel hose connection. Consequence Summary: Fuel loss in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a redesigned intake manifold vacuum union and a new fuel pressure regulator. owner notification began june 4, 2001. 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. Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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