# NHTSA recall 03V426000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 03V426000
- Manufacturer's number: KB
- Manufacturer: AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Reported: 2003\-10\-29
- Owners notified: 2003\-10\-30
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 7797

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER CARS, THE DUAL STAGE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYS IN AN IMPROPER SEQUENCE.


## What can happen

IF THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYS IMPROPERLY  DURING A FRONTAL VEHICLE CRASH, THE DRIVER COULD BE SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADAPTING WIRING HARNESS.  OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 30, 2003, TO VERONA VEHICLE OWNERS.   ALL FORENZA VEHICLES WERE REPAIRED AT THE PORT OF ENTRY. THERE ARE  NO OWNER NOTIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE FORENZA MODEL VEHICLES.  OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT  SUZUKI AT 1\-800\-934\-0934.


## Notes

SUZUKI RECALL NO. KB.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2004 SUZUKI FORENZA](/makes/suzuki/forenza/2004/recalls.md)
- [2004 SUZUKI VERONA](/makes/suzuki/verona/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-06\-16 to 2003\-10\-18.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [0102244](/bulletins/10006240.md), 2004-04-26, Service bulletin
- [0202244](/bulletins/10006211.md), 2004-04-26, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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