FUEL HOSE DISCONNECTS FROM FUEL FILTER

NHTSA investigation SQ98020 is a SQ opened on 1998-10-23 and currently closed. The subject of record is SUZUKI SUZUKI, which places this file inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue for SUZUKI. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1998-11-10 — NHTSA updates that field whenever an Information Request goes out, a supplement is filed, or a status change is recorded in the public docket.

Investigators summarized the matter as follows: "SUZUKI ISSUED A TSB INFORMING DEALERS TO INSPECT FOR A FUEL HOSE THAT MAY DISCONNEDT OR BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK...." Investigations are the early-warning layer of the federal auto-safety system, sitting upstream of formal recalls and defect orders. Whether this one closes without action or escalates into an Engineering Analysis, the full history stays in the ODI archive so researchers, litigators, and buyers can pull the paper trail at any time. Related SUZUKI files, listed below, give context on whether this is an isolated concern or part of a broader pattern across the brand.