NHTSA campaign 12V464000 · Manufacturer campaign NY
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Recall 12V-464: Wheel Hubs with Insufficient Hardness
NHTSA recall 12V464000 (Manufacturer campaign NY) was reported by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. on September 19, 2012, with 25 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki Equator for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on September 19, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V464000 (also written 12V-464 or 12V464)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- NY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 25 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Hub
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V464000. 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 Equator
- 2012 · Vehicles built June 19, 2012 – July 12, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V464000.
Defect description
Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2012 Equator two-wheel drive vehicles manufactured from June 19, 2012, through July 12, 2012. These vehicles may have been equipped with front wheel hubs that may not meet the design hardness specifications. A wheel hub that was manufactured below hardness specification may wear prematurely and eventually crack.
Safety consequence
If the vehicle is driven with a cracked wheel hub, the wheel hub may break, which would reduce the driver's ability to control the vehicle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
All of the affected vehicles have been quarantined at Suzuki dealers prior to being sold. As such, a recall notification letter will not be issued. Suzuki dealers will replace the left and right side front wheel hub assemblies free of charge. Customers may contact Suzuki at 1-877-697-8985.
Notes
This is Suzuki recall campaign NY.Customers may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V464000
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.