Suzuki Forenza, Reno: Buckle assembly

Date

July 24, 2007

Filed by

American Suzuki Motor Corp.

Vehicles

Suzuki Forenza (2006, 2007); Suzuki Reno (2006, 2007)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

Suzuki Motor USA, LLC

Component

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly

Description of the defect

On certain passenger Vehicles, The front Seat Belt tongue will not latch into The buckle And, in rare cases, even The locked tongue will pop out by low stretching force. If The buckle does not latch completely, The buckle could release without pressing The release button.

Potentially affected

75697

What can happen

These buckle malfunctions, which could prevent a person from using The Seat Belt or could cause The Seat Belt to fail to function as Designed, Can increase The risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace The front driver And passenger Seat Belt buckles with The improved part Free of Charge. The recall began on August 31, 2007. Owners May contact Suzuki at 1-800-934-0934.

Recall notes

Suzuki recall no. Ky.customers May also contact The National Highway traffic Safety administration's Vehicle Safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to HTTP://WWW.safercar.gov.

Owner notification date

Aug. 31, 2007

Manufacturer campaign number

KY

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

07V315000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.