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Spectacular endo crash of a modified Suzuki Samurai during a rockcrawling competition in Goldendale, WA 2005.


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From bestseller to PR disaster in one fell swoop, a series of incidents involving Samurai's flipping over and a shocking internal admission the JDM micro 4x4 had a potentially lethal flaw tanked sales overnight. Suzuki's executives at the time were aware of the problem, even going so far as to preempt the crisis as far back as 1985.


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In 1988, the Consumer Reports magazine tested the Suzuki Samurai and rolled it under what it said were "normal" driving conditions. During the publication's crash avoidance and lane change tests, the little SUV refused to stay on all four wheels. As a result, they gave the Samurai an "unacceptable" rating calling it unsafe and saying it easily rolled over.


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The IIHS has not conducted crash tests for the 1987 Samurai yet. Ratings only apply to the model and body or seat type tested. The date of manufacture and optional safety equipment can affect.


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The publisher of Consumer Reports called on the Federal Government yesterday to recall the Suzuki Samurai, a four-wheel-drive vehicle that the magazine said was prone to roll over if maneuvered.


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The Suzuki Samurai was a fun 4x4 that hit the U.S. in 1986 and actually outsold the Jeep Wrangler in the beginning.. Harvard and Claudine Gay's total car crash has woken an old force in America.


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Starting with a base price of $6,550 and a clever marketing strategy, the Suzuki Samurai was an immediate hit. Sales topped 87,000 in 1986, the first full year it was imported, and by 1988 Suzuki.


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The Suzuki Samurai is a compact SUV that was manufactured by Suzuki from 1985 to 1995. It was known as the Suzuki Jimny in some markets outside of North America.. models were recalled due to a faulty master cylinder that could cause brake fluid leakage and increase the risk of a crash. Despite these issues, the first-generation Samurai was.


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The Suzuki Samurai graced U.S. shores for the 1986 model year and disappeared from the U.S. market in 1995, but its story began in 1968 as the ON360,. In 1988, Consumer Reports filmed a Suzuki Samurai tipping onto two wheels during a high-speed crash avoidance test. The magazine took the video public, sharing it with anyone who would watch it.


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1986 Suzuki Samurai NHTSA Crash Test Driver HIC: 984 Driver Chest G: 48 G's Passenger HIC: 856 Passenger Chest G: 34 G's Severe Injury Risk: 24% Driver, 14% Passenger 3 Stars Driver 4 Stars Passenger Test Date: Thursday, May 15, 1986. Posted by Jimmy H. at 5:39 PM. Email This BlogThis!


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The problems for the Samurai started when a 1988 review in Consumer Reports stated that it "easily rolls over in turns". Consumer Reports had also said that this only tended to happen at higher.


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The second-generation Jimny came out in 1981, and Suzuki sent 1986 models to the U.S. in 1985. The U.S. version was called the Samurai and had a 1.3-liter overhead-cam four-cylinder engine that made 63 horsepower and 74 lb-ft of torque. It was timed going from 0 to 60 mph in 16.9 seconds and through a quarter-mile in 20.47 seconds at 64.5 mph.


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The Consumer Reports video of a Suzuki Samurai tipping over during a "40-mph crash avoidance test" made national headlines on the evening news. Consumer Reports urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to issue an immediate recall and removal of all Samurais from U.S. roads, according to AutoWeek, but the NHTSA refused.


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Suzuki's useful little 4-wheel-drive utility came to the United States in 1985. It was cute, cheap and capable off-road — capable enough to pose a serious challenge to the Jeep Wrangler, compared to which it was significantly cheaper. But the Samurai's American dream all but came to an end in 1988, thanks largely to Consumer Reports.


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The last model year for the Samurai in the U.S. was 1995. Despite its death in the American market, the Suzuki Jimny carried on elsewhere. Suzuki introduced a third-generation model in 1998, and.