2000 Suzuki Vitara Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2000 Suzuki Vitara. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 42 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. 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.
“My suspension crossmember fail while hitting the brakes on an offramp on my 2000 suzuki vitara. My whole vehicle started shaking very badly. The passenger noticed the passenger side wheel shaking out of control and after I inspected it, I found that where the control arm is mounted to the…”
“My suspension crossmember fail while hitting the brakes on an offramp on my 2000 suzuki vitara. My whole vehicle started shaking very badly. The passenger noticed the passenger side wheel shaking out of control and after I inspected it, I found that where the control arm is mounted to the…”
“I was driving to work on 3/18/08 and as I left the gas station I heard this pop and all of a sudden the car cut off. Later after having it towed to a mechanic, I was told that the timing chain belt popped. I was also notified that this was a regular occurrence with the vehicle and suzuki knew of…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 suzuki vitara. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle began to shake and lose steering ability. The mechanic stated that the subframe rotted at the point where the lower control arm attached. As a result, the front control arm detached from the cross member. The mechanic…”
“Airbag failed to deploy despite frontal impact at roughly 550 mph. *jb”
“Suzuki is aware of latent defects concerning timing chain cover seals that leak oil and will worsen over time. It is documented that the leaks occur with suzuki grand vitaras from 1999-2001. My grand vitara is one of those cars with the latent defect. I took it to a authorized suzuki mechanic as…”
“Motor blew at 94000 miles rings wore out and poured oil. *jb”
“1. Vehicle transmission put into park position. Key withdrawn. Key transmission interlock faulty 2. Park position did not hold and vehicle rolled down hill causing significant damage to vehicle and property. 3. Automobile being repaired, transmission ignition key interface being investigated. *nm”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Suzuki Vitara as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.