Vehicle recall 00V286000 · October 3, 2000
2000 Suzuki Swift
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 225.S12, "child restraint anchorage systems." the owner's manuals accompanying these vehicles do not have certain written instructions as required by the standard.
- Consequence
- In the event of a crash, the child seat may not be properly attached increasing the risk of injury to the child.
- Remedy
- Owners will be sent a new owner's manual that contains the information as required by FMVSS no. 225.
- Notes
- Owner notification began November 13, 2000.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Suzuki at 1-800-934-0934. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V286000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 3, 2000
- Filed by
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Owner notification
- November 13, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,593
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Other › Owners/service/other manual
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Suzuki Swift (2000): 2000
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