NHTSA campaign 04V427000 · Manufacturer campaign 99-ER
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Recall 04V-427: SUZUKI/FREEZING INSIDE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR
NHTSA recall 04V427000 (Manufacturer campaign 99-ER) was reported by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. on August 30, 2004, with 172,093 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki Grand Vitara, Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7 and Suzuki Vitara for model years 1999–2004. Owners were notified on September 29, 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 04V427000 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
- 04V427000 (also written 04V-427 or 04V427)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 99-ER
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 172,093 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V427000. 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 · Vehicles built June 1, 1998 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
- 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – May 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
- 2001 · Vehicles built May 1, 2000 – June 30, 2001 (per NHTSA)
- 2002 · Vehicles built May 1, 2001 – August 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 1, 2002 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7
Suzuki Vitara
- 2004 · Vehicles built July 1, 2003 – September 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V427000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, UNDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW -25 DEGREES CELSIUS, MOISTURE CAN FREEZE IN THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. AS A RESULT, FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE MAY INCREASE AT THE TIME OF ENGINE START UP, CAUSING FUEL LOSS AT THE FUEL PIPE/FUEL HOSE CONNECTION.
Safety consequence
FUEL LOSS IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, THE FUEL DELIVER HOSE AND REPLACE THE HOSE CLAMP WITH AN IMPROVED CLAMP. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-800-934-0934.
Notes
SUZUKI RECALL NO. 99-ER.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 04V427000
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.