{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2002208","date":"2002-11-14","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Other","summary":"CMVSS 115 requires that certain information be uniquely identified in the vehicle identification number (VIN).  One such item is the engine type.  This particular vehicle configuration has two available engines, 1.6L and 2.0L.  Both vehicle configurations have been labelled with the same VIN prefix that being \"2S3TA52C\".  This was the correct VIN prefix for the 2.0L model.  All 1.6L models should have been encoded with the VIN prefix \"2S3TA03C\".  Correction:  As this does not present a safety risk and there are no possibilities that a VIN could have been applied in duplicate, no corrective measures will be taken.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"45","part_number":null,"units":567,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Compliance Mfr","french":{"component":"Autres","notification":"Conformité - fabricant","summary":"La NSVAC 115 exige que certains renseignements soient identifiés de manière unique dans le numéro d'identification du véhicule (NIV), comme par exemple le type de moteur. Le véhicule visé est offert, avec moteur de 1,6 L ou moteur de 2,0 L, mais les deux versions portent le même préfixe de NIV, soit \" 2S3TA52C \". Il s'agit du préfixe NIV pour le modèle avec moteur de 2,0 L. Tous les modèles avec moteur de 1,6 L devraient avoir été identifiés avec le préfixe NIV \" 2S3TA03C \". Correction : Comme cela ne pose pas de problème de sécurité et qu'il est impossible qu'un même NIV ait été attribué deux fois, aucune mesure corrective n'est nécessaire."},"vehicles":[{"year":1999,"make":"SUZUKI","model":"VITARA","vehicle_id":"1999_suzuki_vitara","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2000,"make":"SUZUKI","model":"VITARA","vehicle_id":"2000_suzuki_vitara","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2001,"make":"SUZUKI","model":"VITARA","vehicle_id":"2001_suzuki_vitara","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2002,"make":"SUZUKI","model":"VITARA","vehicle_id":"2002_suzuki_vitara","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2002208"}