2011 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 11 complaints · 4 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (4 complaints · 36.4%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 1
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 0
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution AIR BAGS appears in 4 of 11 owner complaints (36.4%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 4 complaints, 36.4% of reports AIR BAGS 4 · 36.4% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 9.1% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 · 9.1% FUEL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 9.1% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 1 · 9.1% SERVICE BRAKES: 1 complaints, 9.1% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 1 · 9.1% STRUCTURE: 1 complaints, 9.1% of reports STRUCTURE 1 · 9.1% TIRES: 1 complaints, 9.1% of reports TIRES 1 · 9.1% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 3 complaints, 27.3% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 · 27.3% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
AIR BAGS 4 36.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 9.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 1 9.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 1 9.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 1 9.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 1 9.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 27.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 2011; the first recall shown was reported in Jan 2011. 2011-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2011 Oct 2019 Recall campaign 11V055000 ◆ Recall campaign 11V055000 Recall campaign 13V405000 ◆ Recall campaign 13V405000 Recall campaign 17V085000 ◆ Recall campaign 17V085000 Recall campaign 19V187000 ◆ Recall campaign 19V187000 Investigation PE13021 ● Investigation PE13021
  • Campaign 19V187000 was reported 1,912 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2011-Q3 Owner reports 2
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 3
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 11V055000
Recall campaign 1 13V405000
Recall campaign 1 17V085000
Recall campaign 1 19V187000
Defect investigation 1 PE13021
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Safety Recalls (4)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 11V055000

    Report date
    Component:
    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
    Consequence:
    IF THE DRIVE BELT COMES OFF, REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO USE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, OR THE ENGINE STALLS, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TENSION ADJUSTER PULLEY WITH AN IMPROVED PART. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 16, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-887-697-8985 OR VISIT SUZUKI'S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SUZUKIAUTO.COM.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 13V405000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    Air bag deployment with a child in the front passenger side seat increases the risk of injury to that child.
    Remedy:
    Suzuki will notify owners and dealers will replace the front passenger seat cushion assembly (which includes the OCS sensor mat) free of charge. Sufficient quantities of parts are not currently available to fix all of the affected vehicles. Owners will be notified of the recall in October 2013 and will receive a second notification when parts are available to have their vehicle repaired. The recall began on May 23, 2014. Owners may contact Suzuki at 1-800-934-0934. Suzuki's recall campaign number is VD.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 17V085000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    If the transmission cannot be shifted, it can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the gear shift rear shaft, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Suzuki customer service at 1-800-934-0934. Suzuki's number for this recall is VZ.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 19V187000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    In the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment, an incorrect classification may result in the passenger frontal air bag deploying even if there is a child in the front passenger seat, increasing their risk of injury.
    Remedy:
    Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat bottom cushion, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on May 3, 2019. All second letters notifying owners of the remedy were mailed by April 10, 2020. Owners may contact Suzuki customer service at 1-800-934-0934. Suzuki's numbers for this recall are 4011 and 4012.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-22.

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