Suzuki Equator, model year 2012. Filed by American Suzuki Motor Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 19 September 2012. 25 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2012 Equator two-wheel drive vehicles manufactured from June 19, 2012, through July 12, 2012. These vehicles may have been equipped with front wheel hubs that may not meet the design hardness specifications. A wheel hub that was manufactured below hardness specification may wear …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V464 cover?
- Suzuki Equator, model year 2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2012 Equator two-wheel drive vehicles manufactured from June 19, 2012, through July 12, 2012. These vehicles may have been equipped with front wheel hubs that may not meet the design hardness specifications.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the vehicle is driven with a cracked wheel hub, the wheel hub may break, which would reduce the driver's ability to control the vehicle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. All of the affected vehicles have been quarantined at Suzuki dealers prior to being sold. As such, a recall notification letter will not be issued. Suzuki dealers will replace the left and right side front wheel hub assemblies free of charge. Customers may contact Suzuki at 1-877-697-8985.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the vehicle is driven with a cracked wheel hub, the wheel hub may break, which would reduce the driver's ability to control the vehicle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V464 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| System at fault | Suspension:Front:Hub |
| Reported to NHTSA | 19 September 2012 |
| Model years | 2012-2012 |
| Vehicles named | SUZUKI EQUATOR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the vehicle is driven with a cracked wheel hub, the wheel hub may break, which would reduce the driver's ability to control the vehicle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
The remedy
All of the affected vehicles have been quarantined at Suzuki dealers prior to being sold. As such, a recall notification letter will not be issued. Suzuki dealers will replace the left and right side front wheel hub assemblies free of charge. Customers may contact Suzuki at 1-877-697-8985.
What it said before
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This is one of 732 notices in the record whose component field names suspension. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 33 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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