NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Suzuki SX4 Recalls
The 2012 Suzuki SX4 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 14, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Suzuki SX4. Whether a recall on your own motorcycle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 40
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2012 Suzuki SX4, the 17-character VIN is stamped on the steering head, just behind the headlight, and on the frame label.
3 recalls on the 2012 Suzuki SX4
Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump
- Campaign
- 18V804000
- Reported
- November 14, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,673
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 SX4
Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump
- Campaign
- 15V587000
- Reported
- September 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,673
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 SX4
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 14V811000
- Reported
- December 22, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 60,823
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013 SX4, 1 other model
2012 Suzuki SX4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 40 owner complaints about the 2012 Suzuki SX4, the newest on February 11, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Suzuki SX4, the component group named most often is the steering (40%), followed by the air bags (35%) and the power train (13%).
2 of the 2012 Suzuki SX4's 3 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2012 Suzuki SX4 owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 48,648 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering16
- Air Bags14
- Power Train5
- Seats3
- Engine2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Suzuki SX4 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 9. 38% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Suzuki SX4 drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Suzuki SX4 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the three best-measured Suzuki SX4 years.
The 40 complaints about the 2012 Suzuki SX4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Suzuki SX4 by model year
Other 2012 Suzuki models
Newest record on this page: February 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted