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 Jul 17, 2001
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.
6
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 Feb 28, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 20 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 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 1–20 of 20
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 17, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
BRIDGESTONE, P205/70R15, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT TIRE, MILAGE UNKNOWN ON A 1988, SUZUKI, SAMURAI. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HEARD A NOISE. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL, SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES AND HIT A TREE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN. NO INJURIES. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, A 2 1/2 FEET LONG PIECE OF TREAD CAME OFF, TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. *AK TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE, CONVERTIBLE TOP AND REAR TIRE, DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK/NECK PAIN. NLM
THE POOR DESIGN OF THE DOOR HANDLES RESULTED IN THREE BROKEN HANDLES (TWO INSIDE AND ONE OUTSIDE).
NHTSA ID
534122
Transmission
Filed Sep 8, 1997
TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT RETAINING BOLT SNAPPED OFF TWICE. *AK
NHTSA ID
519108
Incident
Jun 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Sep 3, 1997
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RETRACT THE BELT, AND WILL NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER IN CASE OF A VEHICLE COLLISION. *AK
NHTSA ID
815017
Incident
Aug 4, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Mar 26, 1997
RECALL #95V103 SEAT BELT BUCKLE: RECEIVED NOTICE IN OCT. OF 96 CALLED TO TAKE VEHICLE IN AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE TOO BUSY. MADE AN APPOINTMENT IN NOVEMBER 1996 AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE THREE TO FOUR DAYS BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO IT. VEHICLE STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
NHTSA ID
810409
Incident
Oct 23, 1996
Suspension
Filed Oct 8, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER IN ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR STABILITY.
NHTSA ID
509604
Incident
Sep 16, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 23, 1996
FAILURE OF THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
NHTSA ID
983358
Incident
Aug 20, 1989
Seat belts
Filed Mar 26, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
DURING IMPACT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
981257
Incident
Mar 13, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Mar 26, 1996
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS HAVE FAILED, REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT COME OUT OF HOUSING, *AK
NHTSA ID
981254
Incident
Mar 26, 1996
Engine
Filed Mar 22, 1996
WHILE DRIVING CAR WAS OVERHEATING SO HE PULLED OVER CHECKED THE CAR AND OIL WAS COMING OUT. LATER HE FOUND OUT A BOLT HAD COME LOSE AND ONE FELT OUT. *AK
NHTSA ID
981087
Seat belts
Filed Jan 28, 1996
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE. *DSH
NHTSA ID
501073
Incident
Nov 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Dec 15, 1995
FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH BROKE. *DSH
NHTSA ID
490542
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 28, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHEN REAR ENDED THE SEAT BACKS BROKE AND CAUSED FURTHER INJURIES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA ID
975539
Incident
Apr 9, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 14, 1995
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE AND WAS REPLACED. TT
NHTSA ID
970518
Seat belts
Filed Aug 8, 1995
THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKE . TT
NHTSA ID
969946
Steering
Filed Apr 26, 1995
Crash reported
TRAVELING ON RAMP HIT CURB LOST CONTROL VEHICLE ROLLED OVER IN THE AIR. TT
NHTSA ID
964411
Incident
Apr 19, 1995
Body & structureSuspension
Filed Apr 25, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported
TRUCK FLIPPED OVER GOING 35 MPH AND IT ALSO HAS SPUN AROUND. TT
NHTSA ID
964339
Incident
Mar 15, 1991
Seat belts
Filed Apr 13, 1995
FRONT COMBINATION SHOULDER/LAP BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AS INTENDED; DIFFICULTY PULLING BELT OUT; SOMETIMES WILL NOT RETRACT; HOLDS TIGHTER THAN NORMAL; HANGS LOOSE
NHTSA ID
963705
Incident
Dec 25, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Feb 28, 1995
FRONT SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTION, TAKATA SEAT BELTS. TT
NHTSA ID
960767
Incident
Nov 1, 1994
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.
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