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2000 Suzuki Vitara

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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35Owner complaints

Model-year median: 14

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
8Suspension
7Service Brakes, Hydraulic
6Air Bags
4Power Train
4
All reported categories
Equipment
2Structure
2Visibility
2Electrical System
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Seat Belts
1Steering
1Tires
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 9 of 35 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

4 reports
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52,000 miles · Mar 6, 2007
Air BagsCrashInjury

AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DESPITE FRONTAL IMPACT AT ROUGHLY 550 MPH. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10184360

Mileage unknown · Feb 17, 2004
Air BagsCrash

WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE, AND VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN INTO A 15 FEET EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10059196

Mileage unknown · Feb 7, 2002
Air BagsCrashInjury

WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD COME TO A STOP. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK *JB

NHTSA ODI #8003722

Mileage unknown · May 30, 2000
Air BagsCrashInjury

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK *ML

NHTSA ODI #862654

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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