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7 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
Suzuki is recalling 2006-2013 Grand Vitara and 2010-2013 Kizashi vehicles because the front passenger seat may shrink, causing the air bag sensor to misclassify occupants.
Suzuki is recalling 2006 Grand Vitara vehicles because a plastic component in the power steering system can deteriorate, potentially causing a loss of steering assist and increasing crash risk.
Suzuki is recalling 2009-2013 Grand Vitara vehicles with manual transmissions because the gear shift rear shaft may break, preventing gear changes and increasing crash risk.
Suzuki is recalling certain 2009-2011 Grand Vitara and SX4 vehicles because a defective drive belt pulley spring can break, causing the belt to slip or come off.
Suzuki is recalling 2005-2006 XL-7 and 2006 Grand Vitara vehicles because a plastic pulley may break, causing the power steering belt to fail and increasing crash risk.
Suzuki is recalling 2006-2011 Grand Vitara and 2007-2011 SX4 vehicles because the front passenger air bag sensor may fail, causing the air bag to deploy regardless of occupant size.
Suzuki is recalling certain 2008-2010 vehicles equipped with specific Garmin navigation systems because the batteries can overheat and cause a fire.
Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.
2 trims tested for 2013; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.gov2 trims tested for 2012; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.gov2 trims tested for 2011; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.govSource: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.
62 manufacturer service bulletins across 9 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.
Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.