Suzuki Will Recall About 200,000 SUVs

Suzuki Motor Corp. will recall about 200,000 small sport utility vehicles to fix flawed accelerator cables, U.S. safety regulators said.

The recall affects 196,876 Suzuki vehicles, including 1999 through 2004 model Grand Vitara SUVs and 2001 through 2004 model XL-7 SUVs, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. The agency said cables in the vehicles could become frayed and stick, reducing the ability to control speed and possibly causing a crash.

Officials at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Brea weren’t available to comment. Suzuki will begin notifying customers of the recall in January, and the company’s U.S. dealers will replace the accelerator cable, NHTSA said.

From Bloomberg News