NHTSA campaign 00E080000 · Equipment recall

AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Recall 00E-080: SUZUKI/REPLACEMENT STEEL WHEELS

NHTSA recall 00E080000 is an equipment recall reported by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. on December 26, 2000, with 98 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki Grand Vitara and Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7 for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on December 20, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 00E080000 (also written 00E-080 or 00E080)
Filed by: AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
Report received: December 26, 2000
Potentially affected: 98 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Wheels
Owners notified: December 20, 2000
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00E080000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Suzuki

Suzuki Grand Vitara
- 1999, 2000, 2001
Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7
- 2001

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00E080000.

Defect description

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: STEEL REPLACEMENT WHEELS, PART NO. 4310-665D21-27S, USED FOR SPARE PARTS ON 1999-2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA AND 2001 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA XL-7 MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED WHEELS WERE PRODUCED FROM JULY 30 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 20, 2000. THE THICKNESS OF THE STEEL WHEEL INBOARD OF THE AREA WHERE THE WHEEL RIM IS WELDED TO THE WHEEL DISK IS LESS THAN THE DESIGN SPECIFICATION.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN LEAD TO CRACKING OF THE WHEEL, GRADUAL LOSS OF AIR IN THE TIRE, AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED TO REMOVE ANY OF THESE AFFECTED WHEELS FROM THE STOCK INVENTORY AND RETURN TO AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR COMPANY. SUZUKI WILL NOTIFY ANY END USERS WHICH PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT WHEELS OF THE DEFECT AND TO RETURN THEIR WHEELS TO SUZUKI FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT.

Notes

DEALER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 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 1-714-572-1490.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00E080000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.