NHTSA campaign 07V452000 · Manufacturer campaign NB
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Recall 07V-452: HEADLIGHT/DRL MALFUNCTION
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 07V452000 (Manufacturer campaign NB) was reported by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. on September 25, 2007, with 93,963 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki Forenza and Suzuki Reno for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on October 31, 2007, 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 07V452000 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
- 07V452000 (also written 07V-452 or 07V452)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- NB
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 93,963 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE07-039 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V452000. 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 07V452000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, HEADLAMP LOW BEAM OR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT (DRL) FUNCTION MAY BE INOPERATIVE DUE TO A MELTED SPLICE PACK ON THE WIRING HARNESS.
Safety consequence
INAPPROPRIATE LIGHTING COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY OF VEHICLES AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL SPLICE THE POWER CIRCUIT WIRES FOR THE LOW-BEAM HEADLAMPS AND DRL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL WILL BE MAILED IN THREE PHASES, STARTING AT THE END OF OCTOBER 2007 AND CONCLUDING BY THE END OF JANUARY 2008;. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-800-934-0934.
Notes
SUZUKI RECALL NO. NB.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V452000
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.