# NHTSA recall 05V548000

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: 05V548000
- Manufacturer's number: HT
- Manufacturer: AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Reported: 2005\-12\-01
- Owners notified: 2006\-02\-13
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Units potentially affected: 95

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RETAINER REAR DRIVE SHAFT MAY CRACK AND THE GEARS MAY GET STUCK DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE BY THE RETAINER.


## What can happen

THIS CAN LEAD TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL GEARS LOCKING UP AND THE VEHICLE MAY BECOME DISABLED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RETAINER REAR DRIVE SHAFT.  SUZUKI WILL CALL OWNERS ON OR ABOUT   DECEMBER 15, 2005.  FOLLOWUP LETTERS TO OWNERS WERE MAILED ON FEBRUARY 13, 2006.   OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1\-800\-934\-0934.


## Notes

SUZUKI RECALL NO. HT.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION?S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA](/makes/suzuki/grand-vitara/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-08\-23 to 2005\-09\-15.

## 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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