Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V397000

Exterior lighting: headlights

AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-08-14.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V397000

Exterior lighting: headlights

Component
Exterior lighting: headlights
Manufacturer
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
Vehicles affected
101,688
Reported to NHTSA
2012-08-14
Owners notified
2012-09-25

Defect description

Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 Forenza and model year 2005-2006 Reno vehicles manufactured from September 23, 2003, through March 7, 2006. Increased resistance due to poor contact between the terminals of certain wires can generate heat that can melt the splice pack used to connect the power circuit wires for the headlamps. This can result in intermittent or total loss of low/high beam headlamp function.

Safety risk

If the headlamps fail to function, this will lead to reduced driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Suzuki will notify owners, and Suzuki dealers will reconnect the affected wires with two heat-shrink crimps, free of charge. The safety recall began on September 25, 2012. Owners may contact Suzuki at 1-877-697-8985.

Notes

Suzuki's recall campaign number is NU.Customers may 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.

Scope of coverage

5 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
SUZUKI Forenza2006 2005 2004
SUZUKI Reno2006 2005

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.