American Suzuki Motor Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
American Suzuki Motor Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 5, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 801. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 16-INCH WHEELS, THE FRONT BRAKE DISCS MAY BREAK UNDER SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR IN CONDITIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON A REGULAR BASIS ON EXTREMELY STEEP PAVED DOWN-SLOPES WHILE CONTINUOUSLY APPLYING THE BRAKES.
The risk
THE FRONT BRAKES MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE AND THE VEHICLE MAY PULL TO ONE SIDE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE DISCS ON THESE VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2005. THESE VEHICLES ARE LOCATED ON ST. THOMAS ISLAND (VIRGIN ISLANDS). OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI DEL CARIBE AT 787-622-0600.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Suzuki XL7 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2005 Suzuki Grand Vitara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Suzuki XL7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 Suzuki Grand Vitara | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 Suzuki XL7 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 Suzuki XL7 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 Suzuki Grand Vitara | 47 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2002 Suzuki XL7 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara | 38 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2001 Suzuki XL7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara | 85 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara | 108 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 05V452000.
Full record for the 2006 Suzuki XL7 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →