A recall does not mean your car is affected. Check the market, build date and VIN with the manufacturer.
- Engine / equipment
- Brake vacuum pump check valve: Suzuki Swift, Swift Sport, Vitara and S-Cross
- Period mentioned
- 2015–2022 (only the VINs in the recall)
- Symptoms
- The brakes still work, but the pedal goes hard and you have to press it much harder to brake.
- Possible cause described
- According to the EU alert A12/01781/22 (Safety Gate) and the UK DVSA (R/2022/267, 71,508 cars), the vacuum pump check valve has an unsuitable design and material: it swells and can temporarily block the brake booster vacuum. Although the brakes still work, the pedal has to be pressed hard, increasing the risk of an accident. The fix is a new valve.
- Check for the garage
- If the brake pedal feels hard, do not carry on driving as normal: brake early and have it checked. Ask a Suzuki dealer, with the VIN, whether the recall is outstanding on your car.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; check whether the free recall remedy remains outstanding for the VIN.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.