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NHTSA Campaign 10V287000

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

NHTSA campaign 10V287000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure: body: door: hinge and attachments. The repair is free.

AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP filed the report for 10V287000 with NHTSA on June 28, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 10V287000, NHTSA lists up to 5,107 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 13, 2009 and May 31, 2010.

The 10V287000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 10V287000 were scheduled from July 13, 2010, 15 days after the report.

10V287000 covers 1 model from Suzuki, model years 2010.

By potentially affected vehicles, 10V287000 ranks 4 of 7 AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP recalls on this site.

What this recall covers

The defect
SUZUKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 KIZASHI PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 13, 2009 THROUGH MAY 31, 2010. THE HINGED DOOR OF THE CENTER LOWER BOX LOCATED IN THE FRONT DASHBOARD AREA FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT."
The risk
THE DOOR MAY OPEN IN A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS.
The fix
SUZUKI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CENTER LOWER BOX OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH A NEW PART FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 13, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-714-996-7040.
Notes
SUZUKI'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SG.

Reported June 28, 2010

Vehicles covered by 10V287000 (1)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V287000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.

Newest record on this page: June 28, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted