2000 Suzuki Swift recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 225.S12, "child restraint anchorage systems." the owner's manuals accompanying these vehicles do not have certain written instructions as required by the standard.
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash, the child seat may not be properly attached increasing the risk of injury to the child.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be sent a new owner's manual that contains the information as required by FMVSS no. 225.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V286000
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 1,593
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-934-0934
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 13, 2000
- Built
- Aug 1, 1999 – Feb 28, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began november 13, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact suzuki at 1-800-934-0934. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).