5 NHTSA safety recalls cover the Suzuki Grand Vitara, across model years 2006–2013. Every recall repair is free at any Suzuki dealer.
Is yours affected? Check your Grand Vitara by VIN — or pick your model year below for every recall, complaint and fix.
Recalls and owner complaints by model year
The 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara has the most recalls (5) and the most owner complaints (20).
Recalls: NHTSA campaigns covering each Suzuki Grand Vitara model year on this page. Complaints: owner reports filed with NHTSA for that model year, including trims and variants sold under the model name (e.g. an F-150 page counts F-150 Raptor). Separate scales: compare the shape, not the heights across panels.
| Model year | Recalls | Owner complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | no data |
| 2007 | 2 | no data |
| 2008 | 2 | no data |
| 2009 | 4 | no data |
| 2010 | 5 | 20 |
| 2011 | 4 | 11 |
| 2012 | 2 | 13 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
What these recalls fix, grouped by the vehicle system NHTSA files them under:
Suzuki recalls 2013 Kizashi vehicles with front passenger seats that may deploy airbags incorrectly if a child is seated there during a crash, increasing injury risk. Owners must replace seat cushions free of charge.
Suzuki recalls 2009-2013 Grand Vitara vehicles with manual transmission due to risk of gear shift failure causing crashes. Owners must contact Suzuki for free repair.
When the Suzuki Grand Vitara recalls were issued, by year — a cluster usually means one defect recalled in stages or across a platform.
Owners have filed 48 complaints with NHTSA about the Suzuki Grand Vitara; the most reported area is air bags. These are reports, not recalls: they are how NHTSA spots defects.
See Suzuki Grand Vitara complaints, TSBs and investigations by year →
We have 5 NHTSA safety recalls on record for the Suzuki Grand Vitara, covering model years 2006–2013. The most recent was issued Jul 3, 2019 (Seats).
The 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara has the most, with 5 recalls on record. Every model year with a recall is listed on this page with links to each one.
By system: Seats (1), Power Train (1), Air Bags (1), Electrical System (1).
None of these recalls carries an NHTSA do-not-drive or park-outside warning, but each fixes a safety defect, so book the free repair promptly.
Run a VIN recall check: enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact year, then confirm at NHTSA.gov which are still unrepaired on your vehicle. Any Suzuki dealer can also look it up.
Yes. Federal law requires Suzuki to fix safety recalls free of charge at any authorized Suzuki dealer, regardless of the vehicle’s age or how many owners it has had.