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Emission Compliance Label
(for U.S.A.)
60A412
The EPA emission compliance label is
located under the hood. It provides much
of the information needed to perform an
engine tune-up on your vehicle.
WarrantiesThe warranties covering your vehicle are
explained in a separate New Vehicle War-
ranty Information booklet given to you at
the time of sale. Please read this booklet
carefully so you can understand your rights
and responsibilities.For U.S.A.The following warranties are provided with
your vehicle:
New Vehicle Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty For SUZUKI Parts or
Accessories
Emission Components Defect Warranty
Emission Performance Warranty
On-Board Vehicle Computers
and Event Data RecordersYour vehicle, like other modern motor
vehicles, has a number of sophisti-
cated computer systems that monitor
and control several aspects of the
vehicle’s performance. Your vehicle
uses on-board vehicle computers to
monitor emission control components
to optimize fuel economy, to monitor
conditions for airbag deployment and,
if so equipped, to provide anti-lock
braking and to help the driver control
the vehicle in difficult driving situa-
tions. Some information may be stored
during regular operations to facilitate
repair of detected malfunctions; other
information is stored only in a crash
event by computer systems, such as
those commonly called event data
recorders (EDR).
In a crash event, computer systems,
such as the Airbag Sensing and Diag-
nostic Module (SDM) in your vehicle
may record information about the con-
dition of the vehicle and how it was
operated, such as data related to
engine speed, brake application, throt-
tle position, vehicle speed, safety belt
usage, airbag readiness, airbag per-
formance, and the severity of a colli-
sion. This information has been used
to improve vehicle crash performance
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and may be used to improve crash
performance of future vehicles and
driving safety. Unlike the data record-
ers on many airplanes, these on-board
systems do not record sounds, such
as conversation of vehicle occupants.
To read this information, special
equipment is needed and access to
the vehicle or the device that stores
the data is required. Suzuki will not
access information about a crash
event or share it with others other
than:
with the consent of the vehicle
owner or, if the vehicle is leased,
with the consent of the lessee,
in response to an official request of
police or similar government office,
as part of Suzuki’s defense of litiga-
tion through the discovery process,
or
as required by law.
In addition, once Suzuki collects or
receives data, Suzuki may:
use the data for Suzuki research
needs,
make it available for research where
appropriate confidentiality is to be
maintained and need is shown, or
share summary data which is not
tied to a specific vehicle with non-
Suzuki organizations for research
purposes.Others, such as law enforcement, may
have access to the special equipment
that can read the information if they
have access to the vehicle or the
device that stores the data.
Reporting Safety DefectsIf you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you
should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to
notifying American Suzuki Motor Corp.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints,
it may open an investigation, and if it
finds that a safety defect exists in a
group of vehicles, it may order a recall
and remedy campaign. However,
NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you, your
dealer, or American Suzuki Motor
Corp.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the
Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-
888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153);
go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write
to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Sev-
enth Street, SW., Washington, D.C.
20590. You can also obtain other
information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov.
