{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"17V085000","date":"2017-02-09","owner_notified":"2017-03-03","manufacturer":"Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.","component":"POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION","summary":"Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Grand Vitara vehicles equipped with a manual transmission.  The gear shift rear shaft on these vehicles may break, preventing the gears from being able to be changed.","consequence":"If the transmission cannot be shifted, it can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the gear shift rear shaft, free of charge.  The recall began March 2017.  Owners may contact Suzuki customer service at 1-800-934-0934.  Suzuki's number for this recall is VZ.","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.","mfr_campaign":"VZ","part_number":null,"units":791,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2018-2","period_to":"2018-2","submitted":"2018-07-18","involved":791,"remedied":250,"unreachable":57,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":31,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2009,"make":"SUZUKI","model":"GRAND VITARA","vehicle_id":"2009_suzuki_grand-vitara","match":"exact","built_from":"2008-06-03","built_to":"2012-10-26"},{"year":2010,"make":"SUZUKI","model":"GRAND VITARA","vehicle_id":"2010_suzuki_grand-vitara","match":"exact","built_from":"2008-06-03","built_to":"2012-10-26"},{"year":2011,"make":"SUZUKI","model":"GRAND VITARA","vehicle_id":"2011_suzuki_grand-vitara","match":"exact","built_from":"2008-06-03","built_to":"2012-10-26"},{"year":2012,"make":"SUZUKI","model":"GRAND VITARA","vehicle_id":"2012_suzuki_grand-vitara","match":"exact","built_from":"2008-06-03","built_to":"2012-10-26"},{"year":2013,"make":"SUZUKI","model":"GRAND VITARA","vehicle_id":"2013_suzuki_grand-vitara","match":"exact","built_from":"2008-06-03","built_to":"2012-10-26"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/17V085000"}