NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE98028
Preliminary Evaluation · Suzuki Motor USA, LLC · VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists.
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
What NHTSA is examining
The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published
FUEL TANK LEAK
ALLEGED FUEL LEAKS AT GASKET LOCATED BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF GAS TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS LOCATED INSIDE THE GAS TANK.
An investigation is a separate record from a recall and from a manufacturer communication. A manufacturer campaign to repair a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal safety standard.
Investigation details
Identifiers, dates and outcome as recorded by NHTSA
- Action number
- PE98028
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
- Opened
- May 19, 1998
- Closed
- Jun 23, 1998
- Associated recall campaign
- 98V133000
Vehicles named in this investigation
1 model year across 1 model
Being named here means NHTSA included the vehicle in the scope of its inquiry. It is not a statement that these vehicles have a defect.