NHTSA Campaign 11V055000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NHTSA campaign 11V055000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator. The repair is free.
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP filed the report for 11V055000 with NHTSA on January 27, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V055000, NHTSA lists up to 32,291 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V055000 were scheduled from February 16, 2011, 20 days after the report.
11V055000 covers 2 models from Suzuki, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 11V055000 covers have filed at least 14 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V055000 vehicles, the 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara has the most (6).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V055000 ranks 2 of 7 AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SUZUKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-CYLINDER ENGINES; MODEL YEAR 2011 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES PRODUCED PRIOR TO OCTOBER 17, 2010; MODEL YEAR 2010 SUZUKI SX4 PASSENGER VEHICLES; AND 2011 SUZUKI SX4 PASSENGER VEHICLES PRODUCED PRIOR TO OCTOBER 14, 2010. THE TENSION ADJUSTER PULLEY FOR THE DRIVE BELT THAT OPERATES THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND POWER STEERING PUMP, HAS AN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED INTERNAL SPRING THAT CAN BREAK DUE TO REPEATED STRESS. IF THE SPRING BREAKS, THE DRIVE BELT WILL NOT BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY AND CAN SLIP, CAUSING A SQUEAKING NOISE. OR THE DRIVE BELT COULD COME OFF CAUSING THE DRIVER TO INCREASE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS CAN ALSO CAUSE THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE INDICATION TO RISE, WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE ENGINE OVERHEATING, OR CAN CAUSE THE CHARGING LIGHT TO COME ON, WHICH CAN LEAD TO BATTERY DISCHARGE AND ENGINE STALL.
- The risk
- IF THE DRIVE BELT COMES OFF, REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO USE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, OR THE ENGINE STALLS, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TENSION ADJUSTER PULLEY WITH AN IMPROVED PART. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 16, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-887-697-8985 OR VISIT SUZUKI'S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SUZUKIAUTO.COM.
- Notes
- SUZUKI SAFETY RECALL NO. SM.
Reported January 27, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V055000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V055000, 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: January 27, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted