Overview
- ANCAP reported that a full-width frontal test saw a rear seatbelt retractor release, leaving the dummy unrestrained and striking the front seat.
- The Fronx recorded 48% for Adult Occupant Protection and 40% for Child Occupant Protection, with zero points in the full-width test due to high chest loads, head acceleration and neck tension.
- ANCAP referred the seatbelt component failure to safety regulators in Australia and New Zealand, and no formal recall has been announced.
- Suzuki Australia and Suzuki New Zealand halted sales and are contacting owners while working with Suzuki Motor Corporation in Japan on an urgent review.
- Approximately 1,300 vehicles are in Australian customers’ hands and about 1,115 are registered in New Zealand, with advice that rear seats should not be used until rectifications are confirmed.