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Suzuki Esteem Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 121 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Suzuki Esteem (1995–2002). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

1
safety recalls, all years
121
owner complaints, all years
2002
year with most recalls
2000
year with most complaints

Pick your Suzuki Esteem model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 Suzuki Esteem15
2001 Suzuki Esteem021
2000 Suzuki Esteem026
1999 Suzuki Esteem020
1998 Suzuki Esteem024
1997 Suzuki Esteem07
1996 Suzuki Esteem05
1995 Suzuki Esteem013

What Suzuki Esteem owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 121 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 26.

All Suzuki Esteem recalls (1)

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

  1. 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

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.