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Suzuki Grand Vitara Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Suzuki Grand Vitara, across 4 model years from 2010 to 2013. The 2010 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2013 (2).

No Suzuki Grand Vitara model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2000, is at 1.5×.

Model years
4

2010–2013, with a recall

Recall campaigns
5
Most recalls
2010

5 recalls

Owner complaints
531

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 531 complaints with NHTSA about the Suzuki Grand Vitara across 14 model years; the most, 161, concern the 2006.

Owners marked a crash on 49 of the Suzuki Grand Vitara complaints (9%) and a fire on 10.

Across all Suzuki Grand Vitara model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 120 complaints), then the exterior lighting (75).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Suzuki Grand Vitara in 2004: 67, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Suzuki Grand Vitara is power train: manual transmission, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Suzuki Grand Vitara recall, 19V187000, was reported on March 7, 2019 and concerns the seats.

Suzuki Grand Vitara years to avoid

The best-measured Suzuki Grand Vitara years are 2007 (0.7×), 2003 (0.8×) and 2001 (0.8×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Suzuki Grand Vitara, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2013240not ranked
20122132not ranked
20114119not ranked
20105203not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Suzuki Grand Vitara years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Suzuki Grand Vitara

  • POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION4
  • SEATS4
  • AIR BAGS2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR2
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)1

Suzuki Grand Vitara model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Suzuki Grand Vitara recall campaign (5)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Suzuki Grand Vitara, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
19V187000March 7, 2019seats2010–2013crash and injury31,302
17V085000February 9, 2017power train: manual transmission2010–2013crash791
13V405000September 6, 2013air bags2010–2011injury189,901
11V055000January 27, 2011electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator2010–2011crash32,291
10V392000September 1, 2010equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)2010fire20,692

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Suzuki Grand Vitara. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: July 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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