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US recalls (0)
No US recalls found for the 2002 Suzuki Vitara.
Canadian recalls (2)
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Other
2004-11-30 · campaign 2004-421
Certain vehicles equipped with 2.0L engines may experience a condition where the accelerator may not return to idle. These vehicle, when operated in extremely low ambient temperature (-30 degrees Celsius) and at a fixed (constant) throttle position, may experience ice forming in the throttle valve that can prevent the throttle valve from closing when the drivers foot is removed from the accelerator pedal. Unwanted acceleration could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning. Correction: Dealers will add additional hardware between the intake manifold and the PCV valve to prevent the ice build-up condition
Other
2002-11-14 · campaign 2002-208 · 567 vehicles
CMVSS 115 requires that certain information be uniquely identified in the vehicle identification number (VIN). One such item is the engine type. This particular vehicle configuration has two available engines, 1.6L and 2.0L. Both vehicle configurations have been labelled with the same VIN prefix that being "2S3TA52C". This was the correct VIN prefix for the 2.0L model. All 1.6L models should have been encoded with the VIN prefix "2S3TA03C". Correction: As this does not present a safety risk and there are no possibilities that a VIN could have been applied in duplicate, no corrective measures will be taken.
Owner complaints (1)
Owners filed 1 complaints with NHTSA about the 2002 Suzuki Vitara. Among 6 model years of this model, it ranks #4 for the most complaints (median 27).
| Most-reported problem | Complaints | |
|---|
| Suspension | 1 | |
Crash test ratings
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2002 Suzuki Vitara.
| Version | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover |
|---|
| 2002 Suzuki Vitara 4-DR. | – | – | – | 3★ |
| 2002 Suzuki Vitara 2-DR. | – | – | – | 3★ |
Fuel economy
EPA ratings for each 2002 Suzuki Vitara version.
| Version | City MPG | Highway MPG | Combined | Yearly fuel cost |
|---|
| Vitara 2Door 2.0 L Automatic 4-spd | 20 | 23 | 21 | $3,200 |
| Vitara 2Door 2.0 L Manual 5-spd | 20 | 24 | 22 | $3,050 |
| Vitara 2Door 4WD 2.0 L Automatic 4-spd | 20 | 23 | 21 | $3,200 |
| Vitara 2Door 4WD 2.0 L Manual 5-spd | 20 | 23 | 21 | $3,200 |
| Vitara 4Door 2.0 L Automatic 4-spd | 20 | 23 | 21 | $3,200 |
| Vitara 4Door 2.0 L Manual 5-spd | 20 | 23 | 21 | $3,200 |
| Vitara 4Door 4WD 2.0 L Automatic 4-spd | 20 | 23 | 21 | $3,200 |
| Vitara 4Door 4WD 2.0 L Manual 5-spd | 20 | 23 | 21 | $3,200 |
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