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1989 Suzuki Swift 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 Jun 20, 2000
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.
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Reports on file since Jan 13, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Suzuki Swift. 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 1–5 of 5

Body & structure
Filed Jun 20, 2000

FRAME RUSTED OUT- CAR PULLING APART. *AK

NHTSA ID
724290
Incident
Mar 1, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 5, 2000

WHILE DRIVING HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP & CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER'S VIEW TO BE OBSTRUCTED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & MANUFACTURER ABOUT HOOD LATCH. VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP & TOWED TO MECHANIC.CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT, AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE HOOD LATCH. PROBLEM WITH HOOD HAD HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE.*AK

NHTSA ID
862987
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 27, 1995

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED DRIVER'S BACK REST FAILURE, WHEN ABRUPTLY SHEARED OFF SEAT, NO COLLISION. TT

NHTSA ID
977007
Seat belts
Filed Apr 19, 1995

TAKATA SEATBELT FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ID
964034
Incident
Apr 19, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 13, 1995

WHEN DRIVING PRESS THE ACCELERATOR CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE OUT OF CONTROL. TT

NHTSA ID
958706
Incident
Dec 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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