NHTSA campaign 01V070000
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Recall 01V-070: SUZUKI/FMVSS 120/TIRE LABEL
NHTSA recall 01V070000 was reported by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. on March 2, 2001, with 14,911 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki Grand Vitara for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on March 26, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V070000 (also written 01V-070 or 01V070)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 14,911 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V070000. 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
- 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – February 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V070000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SOME SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." THE PRESENTATION OF SOME OF THE INFORMATION ON THE TIRE INFORMATION LABEL DEVIATES FROM THE FORMAT SET FORTH IN THE STANDARD AND THE LABEL MAY NOT BE "PERMANENTLY AFFIXED" AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
Safety consequence
THE LABEL MAY NOT BE FULLY UNDERSTOOD BY SOME CUSTOMERS.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW LABELS AS WELL AS AN UPDATE TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 26, 2001. 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.
Notes
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 01V070000
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.