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NHTSA Campaign 12V038000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

NHTSA campaign 12V038000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.

AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP filed the report for 12V038000 with NHTSA on February 3, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 12V038000, NHTSA lists up to 1,396 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 30, 2011 and December 17, 2011.

The 12V038000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 12V038000 were scheduled from February 13, 2012, 10 days after the report.

12V038000 covers 2 models from Suzuki, model years 2012.

By potentially affected vehicles, 12V038000 ranks 5 of 7 AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP recalls on this site.

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What this recall covers

The defect
SUZUKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 AN400, AN650, AND DL650 SCOOTERS AND MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO DECEMBER 17, 2011, BECAUSE THE LEVER-MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT ACTUATING SWITCH(ES) MAY FAIL.
The risk
ON THE AN400 AND AN650 MODELS, FAILURE OF THE SWITCHES WILL PREVENT THE SCOOTERS FROM STARTING. ON ALL OF THE AFFECTED MODELS, FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH(ES) MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN A SCOOTER OR MOTORCYCLE IS BRAKING, THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH WITH A TRAILING VEHICLE.
The fix
SUZUKI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND SUZUKI DISTRIBUTORS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT ACTUATING SWITCH, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 13, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-714-996-7040.
Notes
SUZUKI’S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 2A26/2A27.

Reported February 3, 2012

Vehicles covered by 12V038000 (2)

Suzuki (2)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V038000, 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: February 3, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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