NHTSA Recall 07V554000
NHTSA Campaign Id 07V554000; Date: Dec. 7, 2007
This can give rise to increased incidents of crashes resulting from the rollaway of parked vehicles as a result of inadvertently moving the shift lever from the "park" position when the parking brake is not fully engaged.
Recalled Vehicles:
2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara; 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara
Component: Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:column Shift
Manufactured by: American Suzuki Motor Corp.
Affected Units:: 40,424
Recall Summary:
Certain vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 114, 'theft protection. ' the automatic transmission selector lever "park" lock function may be inoperative due to a sticking shift lock arm. The shift lever may be able to be shifted out of "park" with the key removed and without depressing the brake pedal.
How to Fix:
Dealers will replace the shift lock module free of charge. The recall began on January 7, 2008. Owners may contact Suzuki at 1-800-934-0934.
Recall Notes:
Suzuki recall no. Pe. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jan 7, 2008
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