NHTSA campaign 13V405000 · Suzuki campaign VD
Suzuki Recall 13V-405: Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor mat
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 13V405000 (Suzuki campaign VD) was reported by Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. on September 6, 2013, with 189,901 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki Grand Vitara and Suzuki SX4 for model years 2006–2011. Owners were notified on May 23, 2014, 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 13V405000 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
- 13V405000 (also written 13V-405 or 13V405)
- Filed by
- Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.
- Suzuki campaign number
- VD
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 189,901 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 32.57% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V405000. 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 Grand Vitara
- 2006 · Vehicles built May 24, 2005 – May 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built June 1, 2006 – May 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 31, 2007 – May 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 2, 2008 – January 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built July 1, 2009 – May 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built June 1, 2010 – April 26, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Suzuki SX4
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V405000.
Defect description
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Grand Vitara and 2007-2011 SX4 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, over time, the OCS sensor mat installed in the front passenger seat may fail due to repeated flexing of the mat from use of the seat. As a result, during a crash necessitating deployment, the air bag will deploy regardless of whether the front seat occupant is an adult or a child.
Safety consequence
Air bag deployment with a child in the front passenger side seat increases the risk of injury to that child.
Manufacturer remedy
Suzuki will notify owners and dealers will replace the front passenger seat cushion assembly (which includes the OCS sensor mat) free of charge. Sufficient quantities of parts are not currently available to fix all of the affected vehicles. Owners will be notified of the recall in October 2013 and will receive a second notification when parts are available to have their vehicle repaired. The recall began on May 23, 2014. Owners may contact Suzuki at 1-800-934-0934. Suzuki's recall campaign number is VD.
Notes
Note: Vehicles which previously had a countermeasure occupant classification system (OCS) sensor mat installed under the special coverage campaign conducted by Suzuki distributors in the United States are not affected by this recall.Owners 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 www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V405000
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.