Summary
The Suzuki Kizashi has 9 recalls covering the full 2010-2013 production run, with the most serious being a fuel tank issue where spider webs or dust can block the evaporative canister vent line, causing the tank to develop extreme negative pressure, crack, and leak fuel with a risk of fire.
This fuel tank cracking defect spans all 2010-2013 models and was addressed through multiple recall filings, indicating that earlier repair attempts did not fully resolve the problem across the entire production run. A separate fuel system recall on 2010 models specifically involves the same spider web blockage mechanism in the evaporative canister vent line, creating the same cracking and fire risk.
Also covering the full 2010-2013 range, the shift selector can be moved out of Park without the brake pedal being depressed, allowing the vehicle to roll unexpectedly. On 2013 CVT-equipped models, the transmission control module can fail, causing a sudden reduction in vehicle speed or loss of acceleration. The passenger seat sensor on 2010-2013 vehicles can misread an adult occupant as a child and switch off the front passenger airbag, leaving that occupant without airbag protection in a crash.
On 2010 models specifically, an earlier version of the passenger seat sensor issue can similarly deactivate the front passenger airbag when an adult is seated, with the airbag-off indicator lighting on the dash as a sign. Also on 2010 models, the hinged door on the center lower dashboard storage box can fly open in a crash and strike an occupant, and the instrument panel's lower center box door has a related conformance issue tied to the same interior impact concern.
