NHTSA recall 19V187000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 19V187000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 4011, 4012 |
| Manufacturer | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2019-03-07 |
| Owners notified | 2020-02-21 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION; SEATS |
| Units potentially affected | 31302 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2022 quarter 1 to 2022 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2023-04-21 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 31302 |
| Reported remedied | 4470 (14%) |
| Reported unreachable | 684 |
| Reported removed | 6885 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Kizashi and 2006-2013 Grand Vitara vehicles. The front passenger leather seat may shrink due to high humidity and high temperature. As a result, the occupant classification system (OCS) sensor mat may not accurately detect if an adult or child is occupying the seat.
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment, an incorrect classification may result in the passenger frontal air bag deploying even if there is a child in the front passenger seat, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat bottom cushion, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on May 3, 2019. All second letters notifying owners of the remedy were mailed by April 10, 2020. Owners may contact Suzuki customer service at 1-800-934-0934. Suzuki's numbers for this recall are 4011 and 4012.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA | Built 2005-05-24 to 2006-05-31. |
|---|---|
| 2007 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA | Built 2006-06-01 to 2007-06-01. |
| 2008 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA | Built 2007-05-31 to 2008-05-30. |
| 2009 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA | Built 2008-06-02 to 2009-01-30. |
| 2010 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA | Built 2009-07-01 to 2010-05-28. |
| 2011 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA | Built 2010-06-01 to 2011-06-07. |
| 2012 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA | Built 2011-06-07 to 2012-06-29. |
| 2013 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA | Built 2012-08-01 to 2012-11-02. |
| 2010 SUZUKI KIZASHI | Built 2009-10-13 to 2010-05-31. |
| 2011 SUZUKI KIZASHI | Built 2010-06-02 to 2011-06-08. |
| 2012 SUZUKI KIZASHI | Built 2011-06-08 to 2012-05-31. |
| 2013 SUZUKI KIZASHI | Built 2012-07-02 to 2012-10-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| ASMC-009472 | 2013-01-23. Service bulletin. SUZUKI: THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND DTC B1318 IS STORED. THIS TYPICALLY CAN RESULT FROM A CHANGE IN LOAD ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. *JS |
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| TSB-TS06-05212 | 2012-06-12. Service bulletin. SUZUKI: THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM CUSHION ASSEMBLY HAS THE SENSOR MAT LOCATED WITHIN AND THE ELECTRIC DISCONNECTION (OPEN) WILL OCCUR DUE TO REPEATED FLEXING, THAT MAY DEVELOP. *PE UPDATED 04/10/2013 *JS |
| SC-60R-1 | 2012-06-12. Service bulletin. SUZUKI: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, WITHIN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM CUSHION, THE SENSING SENSOR MAT, AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT DISCONNECTION MAY HAVE DEVELOPED, DUE TO REPEATED FLEXING. *PE |
| ABE-ZA-120418 | 2012-05-08. Service bulletin. SUZUKI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 'AIR BAG' WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. *JS UPDATED 7/25/12. *PE |
| TSB-05-01140 | 2010-06-11. Service bulletin. SUZUKI: COUNTER MEASURE PROCEDURE FOR DTC B1318. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND DTC B1318 IS STORED. THIS TYPICALLY CAN RESULT FROM A CHANGE IN LOAD ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, SUCH AS A PASSENGER SHIFTING THEIR WEIGHT ON AND OFF THE SEAT, OR AN OBJECT (BAG, BRIEFCASE, PET, ETC.) BOUNCING ON THE SEAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. *PE UPDATED 4/2/13. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.