NHTSA campaign 12V038000 · Manufacturer campaign 2A26/2A27
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Recall 12V-038: BRAKE LIGHT ACTUATING SWITCH
NHTSA recall 12V038000 (Manufacturer campaign 2A26/2A27) was reported by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. on February 3, 2012, with 1,396 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki AN400, Suzuki AN650 and Suzuki DL650 for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on February 13, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V038000 (also written 12V-038 or 12V038)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 2A26/2A27
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,396 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Brake Lights — Switch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V038000. 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 AN400
- 2012 · Vehicles built August 31, 2011 – December 17, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Suzuki AN650
- 2012 · Vehicles built September 14, 2011 – December 17, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Suzuki DL650
- 2012 · Vehicles built August 30, 2011 – December 17, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V038000.
Defect description
SUZUKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 AN400, AN650, AND DL650 SCOOTERS AND MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO DECEMBER 17, 2011, BECAUSE THE LEVER-MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT ACTUATING SWITCH(ES) MAY FAIL.
Safety consequence
ON THE AN400 AND AN650 MODELS, FAILURE OF THE SWITCHES WILL PREVENT THE SCOOTERS FROM STARTING. ON ALL OF THE AFFECTED MODELS, FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH(ES) MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN A SCOOTER OR MOTORCYCLE IS BRAKING, THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH WITH A TRAILING VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
SUZUKI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND SUZUKI DISTRIBUTORS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT ACTUATING SWITCH, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 13, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-714-996-7040.
Notes
SUZUKIS RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 2A26/2A27. OWNERS MAY 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 12V038000
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.