Suzuki Grand Vitara, Sx4. Published by Transport Canada as 2011041 on 27 January 2011. System: Engine.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the tension adjuster pulley for the drive belt, which operates the alternator, water pump, air conditioner compressor and power steering pump, may contain an improperly manufactured internal spring that can break due to repeated stress. Should the spring break, this would cause the drive belt …
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Suzuki GRAND VITARA in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Suzuki GRAND VITARA is named on 7 American notices, 11 British, 2 European and 1 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
The British register
The European register
The Israeli register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2011041
- Recall date
- 27 January 2011
- Make
- Suzuki
- Models
- Grand Vitara, SX4
- Model years
- 2009 to 2011
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 13,400
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the tension adjuster pulley for the drive belt, which operates the alternator, water pump, air conditioner compressor and power steering pump, may contain an improperly manufactured internal spring that can break due to repeated stress. Should the spring break, this would cause the drive belt tension to be maladjusted, allowing the belt to slip. If the belt comes off, the loss of steering power assist would require the driver to exert increased effort to steer the vehicle. This could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Additionally, the loss of water pump function would cause the coolant temperature to rise, which can lead to engine overheating, while the loss of alternator charging ability would lead to battery discharge and eventual engine stall. Correction: Dealers will replace the drive belt tension adjuster pulley.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2011041.
Suzuki elsewhere in this register
Suzuki is named on 132 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2011054 · 2 February 2011 · Kingquad 750 (lt-A750x), Kingquad 450 (lt-A450x), Kingquad 500 (lt-A500x ) · Fuel System
- 2011071 · 18 February 2011 · Boulevard C109r (vlr1800t), Boulevard C50t (vl800t ), Boulevard C109 (vlr1800) · Electrical
- 2010363 · 22 October 2010 · SX4 · Visual System
- 2010302 · 10 September 2010 · Bandit 1250 (gsf1250sea), V-Strom 650 (dl650sea), V-Strom 1000 (dl1000se) · Accessories
- 2010304 · 10 September 2010 · Gsx1250sea · Visual System
- 2010293 · 3 September 2010 · SX4 · Label
- 2010212 · 28 June 2010 · Kizashi · Other
- 2010197 · 11 June 2010 · Grand Vitara, Xl-7 · Engine
The same system: Engine
287 notices in this register name Engine. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2011005 · 5 January 2011 · Multistrada 1200 · Engine
- 2011102 · 3 March 2011 · 9200, 5600, 5500 · Engine
- 2011117 · 15 March 2011 · Chateau, Four Winds, Siesta · Engine
- 2011216 · 3 June 2011 · Vt750c2b - Phantom, Vt750c2s - Spirit ABS, Vt750cs - Aero ABS · Engine
- 2011300 · 17 August 2011 · Metro Star, Furion · Engine
- 2011306 · 18 August 2011 · XD40, D40lfr, D60lfr · Engine
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This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Suzuki Grand Vitara, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Suzuki: 132 in the register, and 442 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2011.
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