| NHTSA Record Id: 7427 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUZUKI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010027000074477000000022 |
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| Model Name: SIDEKICK |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V008000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: W2 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 30 1996 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 13461 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 03 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Suzuki Motor USA, LLC |
Report Received Date: Jan, 20 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 02 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. insufficient strength of the mounting base on the upper end of the front struts can lead to breakage of the mounting bolts that attach the upper end of the front struts to the vehicle body. |
Consequence Summary: If the strut broke loose, a driver could lose control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will add a reinforcement, for both front struts, between the front strut mounting base and the vehicle body. in addition, the front strut mounting bases, mounting bolts and nuts, and strut bar stays will be replaced. |
Recall Notes: Suzuki recall no. w2.owner notification began march 3, 2000. 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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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