NHTSA campaign 00V008000 · Manufacturer campaign W2

AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Recall 00V-008: SUZUKI/FRONT STRUTS

NHTSA recall 00V008000 (Manufacturer campaign W2) was reported by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. on January 20, 2000, with 13,461 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki Sidekick for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on March 3, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 00V008000 (also written 00V-008 or 00V008)
Filed by: AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: W2
Report received: January 20, 2000
Potentially affected: 13,461 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension
Owners notified: March 3, 2000

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V008000. 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 Sidekick
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1995 – September 30, 1996 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V008000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH OF THE MOUNTING BASE ON THE UPPER END OF THE FRONT STRUTS CAN LEAD TO BREAKAGE OF THE MOUNTING BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE UPPER END OF THE FRONT STRUTS TO THE VEHICLE BODY.

Safety consequence

IF THE STRUT BROKE LOOSE, A DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL ADD A REINFORCEMENT, FOR BOTH FRONT STRUTS, BETWEEN THE FRONT STRUT MOUNTING BASE AND THE VEHICLE BODY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT STRUT MOUNTING BASES, MOUNTING BOLTS AND NUTS, AND STRUT BAR STAYS WILL BE REPLACED.

Notes

SUZUKI RECALL NO. W2.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 3, 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 1-800-934-0934.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 00V008000

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.