1998 Suzuki Sidekick Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1998 Suzuki Sidekick. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 41 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“3 years ago I bought a set of 4 goodyear warngler duratrac tires for my suzuki vitara. After aprox 1,5 years I go to tire service shop to repair air loss around the rim. With tire unmounted we found inner layer separation. I reported this to the seller and after checking with goodyear represantive…”
“Was in a frontal accident. Front end of car pretty much totaled. Airbags did not deploy, and no problems with the codes or light before this.”
“While driving 25 mph vehicle stalled. Towed to dealer, who found ignition coil was too close to engine block, and had shorted out. Dealer rewired ignition coil.*ak”
“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak”
“Possible engine failure caused the vehicle to catch on fire in the engine compartment one day after the vehicle was purchased (case # 01-250-843-501, report # 1023282). Nlm”
“I suddenly heard a whirring and sound and the brakes started to grind when trying to stop. I had not experienced any braking problem prior to this event. *ak”
“Consume rwas traveling about 45mph on highway and was going up a hill. When reaching the top of the hill, rear end came forward, and vehicle was sideways on the ramp. Vehicle veered over into an enbankment, and then at the and then came out of enbankment. Vehicle was still running . Rear driver's…”
“On april 12th 2000, while driving my susuki sidekick my air bages deployed with out being involved in a collision. At no time did I hit another vehicle or was I hit by another vehicle. Both myself and the passneger inthe front seat were wearing seat belts but we did susatin minor injuries.…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1998 Suzuki Sidekick as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.