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Suzuki Aerio Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 115 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Suzuki Aerio (2002–2007). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

2
safety recalls, all years
115
owner complaints, all years
2002
year with most recalls
2003
year with most complaints

Pick your Suzuki Aerio model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2007 Suzuki Aerio03
2006 Suzuki Aerio127
2005 Suzuki Aerio122
2004 Suzuki Aerio114
2003 Suzuki Aerio236
2002 Suzuki Aerio213

What Suzuki Aerio owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 115 complaints with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 36.

All Suzuki Aerio recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Suzuki Aerio, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Manual transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 07V307000 Reported 14,251 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.

    On certain vehicles equipped with 5-speed manual transmissions, due to improper shape of the clip, the retaining clip that keeps the gear shift cable attached to the gear shift lever can contact the gear shift lever housing if excessive lateral force is applied when shifting to first gear.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the gear shift cable retaining clip with a clip that has a different shape. The recall began on august 13, 2007. Owners may contact american suzuki at 1-800-934-0934.

    Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

  2. Windshield (visibility)

    NHTSA 03V223000 Reported 5,319 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.

    Certain passenger (111 my 2002 esteem, 777 my 2002 aerio, 2,368 my 2003 aerio) and sport utility (324 my 2002 grand vitara, 274 my 2003 grand vitara, 684 my 2002 grand vitara xl-7, and 781 my 2003 grand vitara xl-7) vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, 'windshield mounting." the…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect these vehicles. Vehicles that are found to have insufficient paint adhesion will either have the problem remedied by repainting, or will be replaced, or repurchased and destroyed. Owner…

    Model years: 2002, 2003

Other Suzuki models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.