NHTSA campaign 12V397000 · Manufacturer campaign NU
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Recall 12V-397: Loss of low/high beam headlamp function
NHTSA recall 12V397000 (Manufacturer campaign NU) was reported by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. on August 14, 2012, with 101,688 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki Forenza and Suzuki Reno for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on September 25, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V397000 (also written 12V-397 or 12V397)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- NU
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 101,688 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring — Interior/Under Dash
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V397000. 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 12V397000.
Defect description
Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 Forenza and model year 2005-2006 Reno vehicles manufactured from September 23, 2003, through March 7, 2006. Increased resistance due to poor contact between the terminals of certain wires can generate heat that can melt the splice pack used to connect the power circuit wires for the headlamps. This can result in intermittent or total loss of low/high beam headlamp function.
Safety consequence
If the headlamps fail to function, this will lead to reduced driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Suzuki will notify owners, and Suzuki dealers will reconnect the affected wires with two heat-shrink crimps, free of charge. The safety recall began on September 25, 2012. Owners may contact Suzuki at 1-877-697-8985.
Notes
Suzuki's recall campaign number is NU.Customers 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 12V397000
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.