2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara. Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Suzuki dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara. Check your Grand Vitara by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 13 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara, reporting 1 crashes, 1 fires. Suzuki has issued at least 2 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Suzuki Grand Vitara owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“ON SEPTEMBER 12 2016 APROXIMATELY AT 2:00AM MY WIFE WAS IMPACTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10980007
“FORTY-NINE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IT BURST INTO FLAMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD ONLY MOMENTS AFTER MY WIFE HAD EXITED THE CAR IN HER PARKING LOT AT A SCHOOL. THE CAR BECAME A TOTAL LOSS AS THE FIRE REACHED THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10441353
“The airbag system defect light went on and stayed on. The diagnosis from an authorized former Suzuki dealer (Lincoln of Wayne, Wayne, New Jersey), charging approximately $270 for the diagnosis, was that the occupant sensing pad including the bottom seat on the passenger side had failed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11719467
“TAKATA RECALL. MY SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 2012 HAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. I CALL FOR TWO TIMES TO THE DEALER THAT SUZUKI FACTORY DELEGATE THE SERVICES, BUT THEY TELL ME THAT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE LIST.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11253408
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE WHEN TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED LATER AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11066710
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Suzuki dealer.