2008 Suzuki SX4 air bags problems

What owners report

• “The airbag light is consistently on and when I took it to the dealer I was informed that it's the passenger seat that is causing the light to be activated. Why should I have to pay the dealer approximately $2000.00 to replace the passenger seat after the warranty ran out? Suzuki should be held…”

  filed Jan 10, 2017

• “I took my car to the mitsubishi dealer that is handling suzuki repairs for suzuki in response to the recall for the passenger seat sensor issue related to the airbag. The dash light for airbag error no longer appeared after that fix, but it returned within three months. The mitsubishi dealer said…”

  filed Jun 2, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

• In the affected vehicles, over time, the OCS sensor mat installed in the front passenger…
  Campaign 13V405000 · Sep 6, 2013

Related service bulletins

• Suzuki: see document search button for owner letter. Warranty extension for 'air bag' warning light illumination. *js updated 7/25/12. *pe

  ABE-ZA-120418 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 25, 2012

• Suzuki: due to repeated flexing, the front passenger sensing system circuit located within seat bottom cushion assembly, have an electric disconnection. *pe updated 04/10/2013 *js

  TSB-TS-02-05222 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 12, 2012

• Suzuki: on certain vehicles, within the front passenger seat bottom cushion, the sensing sensor mat, an electric circuit disconnection may have developed, due to repeated flexing. *pe

  SC-60R-1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 13, 2012

Air Bags problems in other SX4 years

Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Suzuki SX4