# NHTSA recall 20V612000

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: 20V612000
- Manufacturer's number: 2A95
- Manufacturer: Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2020\-09\-30
- Owners notified: 2021\-03\-29
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- Units potentially affected: 2100
- Part numbers: 35100\-20K30

## What is wrong

Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. \(Suzuki\) is recalling certain 2018 GSX250R and GSX250RZ motorcycles.  The low and/or high beam headlight may fail.


## What can happen

The sudden loss of low and/or high beams can reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headlight bulb and install a bulb retention spring clip, free of charge.  The recall began March 29, 2021.  Owners may contact Suzuki customer service at 1\-844\-352\-4921.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-12
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2100
- Reported remedied: 541 \(25%\)
- Reported unreachable: 10
- Reported removed: 185

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 SUZUKI GSX250R](/makes/suzuki/gsx250r/2018/recalls.md)
- [2018 SUZUKI GSX250RZ](/makes/suzuki/gsx250r/2018/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Investigated as PE20004

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE20004: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2020\-04\-07, closed 2020\-10\-30. Loss of headlights. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/20V612000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/20V612000/investigations)

## 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/20V612000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/20V612000)

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