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Suzuki Samurai

Every Suzuki Samurai model year on file, 1986 to 1998. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years4517 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years101986 to 1998
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins19Summed across model years
By model year

The 1988 model year drew the most complaints, 20, 44% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05101520198619871988201989199019911992199419951998
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Seat belts leads the Suzuki Samurai complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Seat belts
16
Suspension
8
Structure
5
Tires
5
Steering
4
Engine and cooling
3
Seats
3
Electrical system
1
Powertrain
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Suzuki Samurai model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Suzuki Samurai by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1998Not decoded10.0100002
1995Not decoded0NoneNone001
1994SUV2100.011002
1992SUV425.033002
1991SUV333.313112
1990SUV20.015112
1989Not decoded20.0200112
1988SUV2030.0235132
1987SUV683.3100032
1986SUV540.0100032
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Suzuki Samurai

  • 95V-103-008 May 24, 1995
    Front safety belt buckle release buttons can break
    Seat belts ยท 127k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.