NHTSA campaign 04V350000 · Manufacturer campaign 2067
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Recall 04V-350: SUZUKI/MOTORCYCLE/FUEL SYSTEM EVAPORATIVE CANISTER
NHTSA recall 04V350000 (Manufacturer campaign 2067) was reported by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. on July 19, 2004, with 849 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki VZ800 for model years 1999–2004. Owners were notified on July 30, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V350000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V350000 (also written 04V-350 or 04V350)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 2067
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 849 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Carburetor System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V350000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V350000.
Defect description
THIS CAMPAIGN INVOLVES CERTAIN MARAUDER MODEL MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH CALIFORNIA EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT. WHEN A MOTORCYCLE IS PARKED AFTER CITY DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, UNDER SOME CONDITIONS, ELEVATED PRESSURE IN THE FUEL TANK VENT LINE CAN CAUSE BACK PRESSURE IN THROUGH THE SURGE CONTROL VALVE.
Safety consequence
ON SOME OCCASIONS THIS CAN CAUSE LIQUID FUEL FROM REAR CARBURETOR AIR FILTER BOX. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE THIS FUEL LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CARBON CANISTER WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED CANISTER AND ASSOCIATED VENT LINE CHANGES WILL BE MADE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-800-255-2550.
Notes
SUZUKI RECALL NO. 2067.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 04V350000
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.