2000–2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. Under temperatures below -25 degrees, moisture CAN freeze in the fuel pressure regulator. Fuel system pressure could increase at the time of engine start up, causing fuel loss at the fuel pipe/fuel hose connection.
💥 The risk
Fuel loss in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a redesigned intake manifold vacuum union and a new fuel pressure regulator. Owner notification began june 4, 2001. 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.
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
- 01V146000
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 59,888
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-934-0934
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 4, 2001
- Built
- Jun 1, 1998 – Jun 7, 2000
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).