1993 Suzuki Swift

Routine

Owners filed 7 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports	Crashes	Injuries
Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments	1	0	0
Structure › Body › Hood	1	0	0
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner	1	1	2
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly	1	0	0
Power Train › Manual Transmission	1	0	0
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch	1	0	0
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch	1	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch93V189000

Filed Nov 30, 199338,229 vehiclesAmerican Suzuki Motor Corp.

Defect. MISLOCATED ATTACHING SPOT WELDS OF THE HOOD STRIKER ASSEMBLY CAUSE CRACKS TO START ON THE HOOD INNER PANEL. IF CRACKS OCCUR, THE HOOD STRIKER ASSEMBLY MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE THE HOOD LATCH WHEN THE HOOD IS CLOSED.

Risk. AN IMPROPERLY ENGAGED HOOD LATCH MAY RESULT IN A HOOD FLY-UP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS COULD OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S VIEW AND COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SUZUKI WILL (A) INSTALL TWO BOLTS AND NUTS TO SECURE THE STRIKER ASSEMBLY TO THE HOOD INNER PANEL, AND (B) ENSURE THAT THE HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY FASTENERS ARE PROPERLY TIGHTENED.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments

Filed Feb 23, 2004AZ

VEHICLE HOOD LATCH UNLOCKS, CAUSING THE HOOD TO OPEN UP. CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash2 injured

Filed Sep 28, 1999ID

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED N A REAR END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT THE SEATBACK BROKE, THROWING THE DRIVER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK DRIVER WAS THROWM AGAINST PARTS OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER ENDED UP HANGING OUT OF THE VEHICLES BACK HATCH WHICH WAS FLUNG OPEN. JN

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch

Filed Nov 12, 1996MA

THE DOOR HANDLE LATCHES HAVE BEEN BROKEN AND REPLACED (3) TIMES. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, 8//9/94 & 8/20/96 AND THE LEFT FRONT DOOR 9/21/96. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly

Filed Jan 4, 1996ID

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELTS COME OUT OF THE BUCKLE, PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILURE CAN NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. TT

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch

Filed Oct 24, 1995OR

THE TURN SIGNAL BROKE FELL OFF. TT

Structure › Body › Hood

Filed Jul 11, 199500

THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK DOESN'T CLOSE RIGHT AND IT SHAKES LIKE IT WANTS TO OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission

Filed Apr 19, 1995CO

TRANSMISSION WAS EATING THE GEAR. TT

7 of 7 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2002	2	0	Routine
2001	3	0	Routine
2000	2	1	Routine
1998	2	0	Routine
1997	4	1	Routine
1995	1	0	Routine
1994	5	0	Routine
1993 — this page	7	1	Routine
1992	0	1	Routine
1991	7	2	Routine
1990	3	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 30, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.