- Vehicles
- 25,899
- Built between
- Jun 2003 – Oct 2005
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 5 November 2014
- Repaired
- 14%
- Unrepaired
- 19,474
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2003 and October 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2004-2006 Suzuki VeronaBuilt June 2003 to October 2005
Repair progress
19,474 of 25,899 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2016.
14% repaired — 3,707 of 25,899 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 2,574
- Scrapped or exported
- 144
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 Verona vehicles manufactured June 2003 to October 2005. In the affected vehicles, there may be heat generated within the DRL module located in the instrument panel, which could melt the DRL module.
What could happen
If the DRL module melts due to the heat generation, it could cause a vehicle fire.
What gets fixed
Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the DRL module in the instrument panel, free of charge. The recall began on November 5, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2003 to October 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 June 2014
- Owners notified5 November 2014
- Latest repair reportQ1 2016 — 14% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 June 2014.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners can contact Suzuki customer service at 1-800-934-0934. Suzuki's number for this recall is XC.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- XC
- Recalling manufacturer
- Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.