1997 Suzuki Swift

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission › floor shift assembly. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports	Crashes	Injuries
Power Train › Manual Transmission › Shift Pattern Indicator	1	0	0
Power Train › Manual Transmission › Floor Shift Assembly	1	0	0
Power Train	1	1	1
Air Bags	1	1	3

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch98V225002

Filed Oct 6, 19981,198 vehiclesAmerican Suzuki Motor Corp.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE. THE SHIFT LEVER APPEARS TO BE IN "PARK," BUT CAN EASILY BE MOVED FROM THE "PARK" POSITION WITHOUT THE USE OF THE KEY, TRANSAXLE LEVER DETENT BUTTON, OR DEPRESSING THE BRAKE.

Risk. IF THE SHIFT LEVER WERE TO COME OUT OF "PARK" WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A NON-LEVEL SURFACE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SERVICED, OWNERS ARE ADVISED WHEN SHIFTING TO "PARK," ALWAYS APPLY THE PARK BRAKE BEFORE RELEASING THE SERVICE BRAKE.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Air BagsCrash3 injured

Filed Jun 19, 2001TX

AFTER THE CRASH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED VERY SLIGHTLY, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL.

Power TrainCrash1 injured

Filed Jul 18, 2000NY

FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL CAR DOWN A HILL, ACROSS A YARD, ACROSS A STREET AND HIT A POLE. NO KEYS WERE IN THE VEHICLE, AUTOMATIC CAR, TOTALLED LOST

Power Train › Manual Transmission › Shift Pattern Indicator

Filed Feb 9, 2000PA

RECALL # 98V225002. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission › Floor Shift Assembly

Filed Nov 17, 1998FL

RECALL 98V225002. THE SHIFT LEVER WILL MOVE FREELY WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES OR THE BUTTON. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, OTHER INCIDENTS OCCUR THAN WHAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

4 of 4 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 — this page	4	1	Routine
1995	1	0	Routine
1994	5	0	Routine
1993	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: Oct 6, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.