Suzuki Vitara (1999): Steering
Recall 98V324002 · Feb 9, 1999 · American Suzuki Motor Corp.
38
vehicles affected
38
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 98V324002
- Date
- Feb 9, 1999
- Maker
- American Suzuki Motor Corp.
- Units affected
- 38
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Steering > Steering wheel/handle bar
- Model years
- 1999
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE COUPLING THAT CONNECTS THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT TO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS CRACKED. THIS COULD ALLOW THE STEERING SHAFTS TO SEPARATE.
What can happen
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT COUPLING.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 98V324002?
1 model: Suzuki Vitara (1999), about 38 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 98V324002?
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT COUPLING.
What can happen?
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.