In August 2005, Suzuki filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Starting System, covering the Skywave, Epsilon. The filing affects 19,271 vehicles manufactured between May 2002 and January 27, 2004.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1115010 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | August 23, 2005 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Suzuki |
| Component | Starting System |
| Production period | May 2002 — January 27, 2004 |
| Vehicles affected | 19,271 units |
Filing in context
The Starting System is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 35 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 18 Suzuki notifications from 2005 in this archive. For scale, 1,262 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 1 year and 8 months.
Defect
The ignition switch contact design is inadequate, allowing arc discharge to occur between the contacts. The heat from arcing melts the resin contact plate. Continued operation allows molten resin to migrate between the contacts, causing a continuity failure. As a result, lighting circuits stop functioning and the engine stalls and cannot be restarted.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the ignition switch contact plate set with the corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 4 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| BA-CJ43A | Skywave | CJ43A-100014 — CJ43A-114145 |
| BA-CJ43B | Epsilon | CJ43B-100003 — CJ43B-100472 |
| BC-CK43A | Skywave | CK43A-100015 — CK43A-102497 |
| BC-CP51A | Skywave | CP51A-100019 — CP51A-102645 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
イグニッションスイッチにおいて、接点の構造が不適切なため、接点間にアーク放電が発生し、その熱により樹脂製の接点板が溶損するものがある。そのため、そのままの状態で使用を続けると、溶けた樹脂が接点間に入り込み導通不良の状態となり、灯火類が点灯しなくなるとともに、エンジンが停止して再始動できなくなるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、イグニッションスイッチの接点板セットを対策品に交換する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3001192
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