14V262000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
If the heat generated within the headlamp switch or DRL module located on the left side of the steering column melts the headlamp switch or DRL module, there is an increased risk of a fire.
2005 SUZUKI FORENZA
2 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 223 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints223
Complaints citing a crash6
Complaints citing a fire12
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 2 of 2
12V397000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
If the headlamps fail to function, this will lead to reduced driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 32EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 28ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 26AIR BAGS
- 16POWER TRAIN
- 12ENGINE
- 12POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- 10AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
- 8AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2005 SUZUKI FORENZAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.