NHTSA campaign 03V495000 · Manufacturer campaign EN
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Recall 03V-495: SUZUKI/IGNITION SYSTEM WIRING HARNESS
NHTSA recall 03V495000 (Manufacturer campaign EN) was reported by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. on December 2, 2003, with 20,580 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7 for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on December 16, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V495000 (also written 03V-495 or 03V495)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- EN
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 20,580 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V495000. 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 XL-7
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 2, 2002 – May 20, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V495000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE IGNITION SYSTEM WIRING HARNESS IS ROUTED UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE HARNESS CAN RUB AGAINST THE MANIFOLD DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AND ABRASION DAMAGE TO THE HARNESS CAN OCCUR.
Safety consequence
DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS CAN CAUSE A SHORT IN THE IGNITION CIRCUIT, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE IGNITION FUSE TO BLOW AND THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. THIS CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR ANY WIRING HARNESS DAMAGE AND WILL ADD ADDITIONAL INSULATION AND A PROTECTOR PLATE TO PREVENT THE WIRING HARNESS FROM BECOMING DAMAGED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 16, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-800-934-0934.
Notes
SUZUKI RECALL NO. EN.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V495000
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.