- Vehicles
- 756
- Built between
- Dec 1979 – Feb 1980
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1979 and February 1980. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1980 Suzuki LJ80Built December 1979 to February 1980
- 1980 Suzuki LJ81Built December 1979 to February 1980
What the defect is
Due to a defect in a press die used in manufacturing, a crack may develop in the v-shaped portion of the alternator pulleys installed on some vehicles. Eventually, the pulley may break and the alternator will no longer recharge the battery.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW ALTERNATOR PULLEY WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1979 to February 1980
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 April 1980
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 15 April 1980.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- 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
Vehicle description: light trucks.system: electrical; alternator, v-belt pulley.consequences of defect: vehicle would eventually be rendered inoperable by adrained battery and, in the presence of traffic, a vehicle accident couldoccur. Also, broken pulley parts may scatter and cause personal injury toanyone servicing the engine at the time. In addition, the alternator would nolonger power the water pump and cooling fans; continued vehicle operation couldresult in severe overheating and engine damage.note: the problem may be indicated by the presence of an unusual noise andillumination of the charging indicator light. Until the defect is corrected,the hood should never be opened during engine operation.
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.