Suzuki Exterior Lighting: Brake Lights

Suzuki is recalling about 2,640 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. A failure of the brake light to illuminate, or continued illumination when the brakes are not being applied, can increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
19V418000
Manufacturer
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.
Reported
5 June 2019
Vehicles
2,640
Built between
Mar 2017 – Nov 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 June 2019
Repaired
60%
Unrepaired
991

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2017 and November 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018-2019 Suzuki GSX250RBuilt March 2017 to November 2018

Repair progress

991 of 2,640 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2020.

60% repaired — 1,576 of 2,640 reported

Owners not reachable
63
Scrapped or exported
10

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 2018-2019 GSX250R motorcycles. Water intrusion may corrode the rear brake light switch causing the rear brake light to fail to illuminate or remain illuminated continuously when the brake is not applied.

What could happen

A failure of the brake light to illuminate, or continued illumination when the brakes are not being applied, can increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear brake stop light switch, free of charge. The recall began June 28, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2017 to November 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 June 2019
  3. Owners notified28 June 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2020 — 60% 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 5 June 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 2A90.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
2A90
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.

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