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1987 Suzuki Samurai Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 2, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jul 5, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Suzuki Samurai. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 2, 2003

TIRE FAILURE. *LA

NHTSA ID
10041110
Incident
Sep 27, 2003
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 26, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE LEFT REAR TIRE DELAMINATED AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXEL, CAUSING THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL... CAUSING US TO GO OUT INTO THE DESERT AND ROLL OVER... I WAS INJURED, MY HUSBAND ONLY SUFFERED A BRUISE, I RECEIVED SEVER TRAUMA TO MY HEAD, CAUSING ME TO NEED EYE SURGERY WITHIN A YEAR TO REGAIN VISION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: EJYT TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )

NHTSA ID
732552
Incident
Jul 13, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Jul 22, 1999
1 injury reported

WHEN CONSUMER SUDDENLY APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER CAUSING HER SERIOUS INJURY. *YC

NHTSA ID
547464
Engine
Filed Jul 24, 1995
Fire reported

ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. *AK

NHTSA ID
484380
Incident
Dec 1, 1994
Suspension
Filed Jul 17, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE VEERED RIGHT THEN LEFT, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD

NHTSA ID
484344
Incident
May 31, 1995
Steering
Filed Jul 5, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

STEERING MECHANISM FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ROLLOVER. *SD

NHTSA ID
485887
Incident
May 31, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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