NHTSA campaign 12V597000 · Manufacturer campaign NZ
American Suzuki Motor Corp. Recall 12V-597: Fuel Pump Module May Crack
NHTSA recall 12V597000 (Manufacturer campaign NZ) was reported by American Suzuki Motor Corp. on December 20, 2012, with 2,830 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki XL7 for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on July 19, 2013, 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 12V597000 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
- 12V597000 (also written 12V-597 or 12V597)
- Filed by
- American Suzuki Motor Corp.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- NZ
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,830 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V597000. 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 XL7
- 2007 · Vehicles built June 13, 2006 – December 22, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V597000.
Defect description
American Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2007 XL-7 vehicles originally sold or currently registered in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas; and manufactured June 13, 2006, through December 22, 2006. Some of these vehicles have a condition in which the plastic supply or return port on the fuel pump module may crack, which could cause a fuel leak.
Safety consequence
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
American Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed on March 7, 2013. Owners may contact American Suzuki Customer Relations at 1-800-934-0934.
Notes
Suzuki's campaign recall number is NZ. Owners 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 12V597000
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.