American Suzuki Motor Corp.: Exterior Lighting › Headlights
American Suzuki Motor Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 14, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 101,688. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 Forenza and model year 2005-2006 Reno vehicles manufactured from September 23, 2003, through March 7, 2006. Increased resistance due to poor contact between the terminals of certain wires can generate heat that can melt the splice pack used to connect the power circuit wires for the headlamps. This can result in intermittent or total loss of low/high beam headlamp function.
The risk
If the headlamps fail to function, this will lead to reduced driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Suzuki will notify owners, and Suzuki dealers will reconnect the affected wires with two heat-shrink crimps, free of charge. The safety recall began on September 25, 2012. Owners may contact Suzuki at 1-877-697-8985.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Suzuki Forenza | 280 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 2006 Suzuki Reno | 63 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 Suzuki Forenza | 156 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 2005 Suzuki Reno | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 Suzuki Forenza | 63 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
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 12V397000.
Full record for the 2006 Suzuki Forenza → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →