In May 2009, Suzuki filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Fuel System (Other), covering the Address V125, Address V50 and 2 more models. The filing affects 232,254 vehicles manufactured between January 20, 2005 and December 26, 2008.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1123112 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | May 25, 2009 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Suzuki |
| Component | Fuel System (Other) |
| Production period | January 20, 2005 — December 26, 2008 |
| Vehicles affected | 232,254 units |
Filing in context
The Fuel System (Other) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 9 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 10 Suzuki notifications from 2009 in this archive. For scale, 224 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 3 years and 11 months.
Defect
The fuel tank cap is improperly designed, causing cracks to develop in the cap. Repeated opening and closing operations allow the cracks to propagate. Continued use may result in fuel leaking from the cap.
Corrective action
Replace the fuel tank cap on all vehicles with a corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 8 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-CA41A | Let's 4 | CA41A-194046 — CA41A-201065 |
| BA-CA42A | アドレスＶ５０ | CA42A-133187 — CA42A-138586 |
| BB-CA1PA | レッツⅡ | CA1PA-415513 — CA1PA-426112 |
| BC-CF46A | アドレスＶ１２５ | CF46A-100078 — CF46A-132414; CF46A-500028 — CF46A-599210 |
| EBJ-CF4EA | アドレスＶ１２５ | CF4EA-100047 — CF4EA-107186 |
| JBH-CA43A | Let's 4 | CA43A-105400 — CA43A-110679; CA43A-110680 — CA43A-111639 |
| JBH-CA44A | アドレスＶ５０ | CA44A-100028 — CA44A-113608; CA44A-113609 — CA44A-116128 |
| JBH-CA45A | レッツ４ | CA45A-100039 — CA45A-137331; CA45A-137332 — CA45A-148830 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
燃料タンクキャップの形状が不適切なため、亀裂が発生するものがある。そのため、開閉操作の繰り返しにより当該キャップの亀裂が進行し、そのまま使用を続けると燃料が漏れるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、燃料タンクキャップを対策品と交換する。
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=3002094
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