1997 Suzuki Sidekick: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1997 Suzuki Sidekick. The campaign is 00V008000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Jan 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension. NHTSA has 36 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 00V008000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add a reinforcement, for both front struts, between the front strut mounting base and the vehicle body. In addition, the front strut mounting bases, mounting bolts and nuts, and strut bar stays will be replaced.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 13,461 units in total.
00V008000Received . 13,461 units.
Suspension
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. Insufficient strength of the mounting base on the upper end of the front struts can lead to breakage of the mounting bolts that attach the upper end of the front struts to the vehicle body.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the strut broke loose, a driver could lose control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add a reinforcement, for both front struts, between the front strut mounting base and the vehicle body. In addition, the front strut mounting bases, mounting bolts and nuts, and strut bar stays will be replaced.
Report filed by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number W2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
36 complaints, 52 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1997 Suzuki Sidekick
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 Sidekick | All 1997 vehicles | Sidekick, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 173.1 | 128.6 | 144.3 | 9 |
| Suspension | 173.1 | 64.1 | 114.1 | 9 |
| Power Train | 134.6 | 87.5 | 134.2 | 7 |
| Air Bags | 76.9 | 60.9 | 57 | 4 |
| Visibility | 76.9 | 55.8 | 40.3 | 4 |
| Unknown or Other | 76.9 | 21.4 | 20.1 | 4 |
| Electrical System | 57.7 | 81.7 | 80.5 | 3 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 57.7 | 100.8 | 94 | 3 |
| Equipment | 57.7 | 19.3 | 23.5 | 3 |
| Steering | 57.7 | 69.9 | 26.8 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 10 Jul 2003
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
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- NHTSA page of the 1997 Suzuki SidekickThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Suzuki Sidekick: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/suzuki/sidekick/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Suzuki Sidekick?
- 13,461 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Suzuki Sidekick have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Suzuki Sidekick, model years 1988 to 2000. 1 of them names the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Suzuki Sidekick name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 9 of 52 component mentions, or 173.1 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 128.6 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Suzuki Sidekick open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.