2000 Suzuki Vitara Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 11%of 35 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 52,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 2000 Suzuki Vitara, 11% of the 35 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 52,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving 30-40 MPH consumer lost control of vehicle and hit a tree, and vehicle rolled down into a 15 feet embankment. Upon impact, none of the airbags deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #10059196, filed 2004-02“While driving 30 MPH vehicle had a frontal impact, and driver's/ passenger's air bags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this crash. There was no previous problem with airbag system.”
NHTSA complaint #862654, filed 2000-05Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Suzuki Vitara
8 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Suzuki Vitara
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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