The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CASING CAP THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE FIREWALL CAN CRACK DUE TO EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO FORCES FROM THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND INSUFFICIENT LONG-TERM DURABILITY OF THE PLASTIC CASING CAP. IF THE CASING CAP BECOMES CRACKED, MOVEMENT OF THE INNER ACCELERATOR CABLE THROUGH THE CAP CAN CAUSE THE INNER ACCELERATOR CABLE TO BECOME FRAYED.
The risk
IF THE INNER ACCELERATOR CABLE BECOMES FRAYED, IT CAN STICK DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. IN THE CASE WHERE AN ACCELERATOR CABLE STICKS, THE DRIVER COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING VEHICLE SPEED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, WHICH INCLUDES THE PLASTIC CASING CAP. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-800-934-0934.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Suzuki Grand Vitara | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Suzuki XL-7 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuki Grand Vitara | 1999 | 108 | 4 |
| Suzuki Grand Vitara | 2000 | 85 | 4 |
| Suzuki Grand Vitara | 2001 | 38 | 5 |
| Suzuki Grand Vitara | 2002 | 47 | 4 |
| Suzuki Grand Vitara | 2003 | 29 | 4 |
| Suzuki Grand Vitara | 2004 | 8 | 2 |
| Suzuki XL-7 | 2001 | 13 | 2 |
| Suzuki XL-7 | 2002 | 35 | 2 |
| Suzuki XL-7 | 2003 | 24 | 2 |
| Suzuki XL-7 | 2004 | 45 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2003
14 of the 527 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2003 concerned the vehicle speed control; AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. filed 75 campaigns in all.
| 03V427000 30 Oct 2003 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| 03V372000 6 Oct 2003 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 03V353000 23 Sept 2003 | ELDORADO NATIONAL COMPANY |
| 03V280000 5 Aug 2003 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 03V259000 22 Jul 2003 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 03V254000 21 Jul 2003 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 03V246000 10 Jul 2003 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 03V245000 9 Jul 2003 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2003