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Suzuki Vitara

Every Suzuki Vitara model year on file, 1999 to 2004. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years11514 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years61999 to 2004
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins43Summed across model years
By model year

The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 50, 43% of the model's total

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

020406019995020002001200220032004
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Suspension leads the Suzuki Vitara complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension
27
Engine and cooling
26
Powertrain
18
Brakes
10
Structure
9
Airbags
8
Lighting
7
Fuel system
6
Speed control
6
Equipment
5
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Suzuki Vitara 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 Vitara by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2004SUV10.02107
2003SUV10.03002
2002Not decoded10.0100002
2001SUV2718.5108109
2000SUV3514.31431010
1999SUV508.02505013
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Suzuki Vitara

  • 09E-012 Apr 7, 2009
    These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
    Lighting · 16k vehicles
  • 04V-427 Aug 30, 2004
    On certain passenger vehicles, under ambient temperatures below -25 degrees celsius, moisture can freeze in the fuel pressure regulator
    Fuel system · 172k vehicles
  • 99V-273-002 Oct 15, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Lighting · 8,408 vehicles
  • 99V-155 Jun 28, 1999
    Vehicle description: 2-door passenger vehicles
    Seat belts · 1,273 vehicles
  • 99V-154 Jun 28, 1999
    Vehicle description: 2-door passenger vehicles
    Equipment · 1,273 vehicles
  • 98V-324-002 Feb 9, 1999
    Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles
    Steering · 38 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.