- Vehicles
- 21,052
- Built between
- Oct 2009 – Oct 2012
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 29 October 2021
- Repaired
- 16%
- Unrepaired
- 11,922
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2009 and October 2012. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2010-2013 Suzuki KizashiBuilt October 2009 to October 2012
Repair progress
11,922 of 21,052 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2023.
16% repaired — 3,365 of 21,052 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 576
- Scrapped or exported
- 5,189
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 2010-2013 Kizashi vehicles. The front passenger seat Occupant Classification System (OCS) may misclassify an adult occupant as child and deactivate the front air bag.
What could happen
The deactivated front air bag will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Suzuki will notify owners, and service providers will replace the front passenger seat cushion, which includes a new OCS mat assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed on October 29, 2021.
Parts involved
- Cushion Assy, FR, R85101-57L80Front passenger seat cushion assembly with occupant classification sensor mat
- Cushion Assy, FR, R85101-57L81Front passenger seat cushion assembly with occupant classification sensor mat
- Cushion Assy, FR, R85101-57L90Front passenger seat cushion assembly with occupant classification sensor mat
- Cushion Assy, FR, R85101-57L91Front passenger seat cushion assembly with occupant classification sensor mat
- Cushion Assy, FR, R85101-59L80Front passenger seat cushion assembly with occupant classification sensor mat
- Cushion Assy, FR, R85101-59L81Front passenger seat cushion assembly with occupant classification sensor mat
- Cushion Assy, FR, R85101-59L90Front passenger seat cushion assembly with occupant classification sensor mat
- Cushion Assy, FR, R85101-59L91Front passenger seat cushion assembly with occupant classification sensor mat
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2009 to October 2012
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 May 2019
- Owners notified29 October 2021
- Latest repair reportQ4 2023 — 16% 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 2 May 2019.
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 may contact Suzuki customer service at 1-800-934-0934. Suzuki's number for this recall is C5.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- C5
- 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.