Suzuki Across Recall R/2023/048: In The Plug-in Hybrid System When The Battery Voltage Drops Due To Continued Use Of EV…, Who Is Affected And What To Do
- Urgent
- How serious
- 3 Mar 2023
- Launched
- 234
- vehicles in the UK
- R2301
- Manufacturer’s campaign code
Suzuki recalled Across vehicles built between 8 June 2020 and 11 June 2021. In the plug-in hybrid system when the battery voltage drops due to continued use of EV mode in cold temperatures sudden acceleration may result in insufficient battery charge-discharge control and a lower voltage than expected. The dealer will reprogram the hybrid vehicle control ECU. You won't usually pay for it.1
What’s Wrong
In the plug-in hybrid system when the battery voltage drops due to continued use of EV mode in cold temperatures sudden acceleration may result in insufficient battery charge-discharge control and a lower voltage than expected. This may cause the warning light to come on and the hybrid system to shut down. This could result in a loss of drive and an increased risk of a crash.
DVSA's Original Wording
Concern: In the plug-in hybrid system when the battery voltage drops due to continued use of EV mode in cold temperatures sudden acceleration may result in insufficient battery charge-discharge control and a lower voltage than expected. This may cause the warning light to come on and the hybrid system to shut down. This could result in a loss of drive and an increased risk of a crash. Defect: In the plug-in hybrid system when the battery voltage drops due to continued use of EV mode in cold temperatures sudden acceleration may result in insufficient battery charge-discharge control and a lower voltage than expected. This may cause the warning light to come on and the hybrid system to shut down. This could result in a loss of drive and an increased risk of a crash. Remedy: Reprogram the hybrid vehicle control ECU.
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The Risk
If the fault occurs, the recall notice says it could result in insufficient battery charge-discharge control and a lower voltage than expected.
The Fix
The dealer will reprogram the hybrid vehicle control ECU. The fix is a software update, which usually takes under an hour at the dealer.
Are You Affected?
Across built between 8 June 2020 and 11 June 2021 may be included. Suzuki estimates 234 vehicles in the UK. Enter your registration to check, then confirm by VIN with Suzuki, because not every car in the date range may be included.
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What To Do Now
- Check your car by registration above, then by VIN with Suzuki.
- Book with any franchised Suzuki dealer, quoting the campaign code R2301 or the DVSA reference R/2023/048. See how to get a Suzuki recall fixed.
- Follow the letter's instructions until the repair is done. See can you drive a car with a recall?.
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This is one of 90 Suzuki recalls in DVSA’s data. The Suzuki recall launched before it was R/2022/267 on 1 Dec 2022, for some vehicles have an inappropriate design and material on check valve of vacuum pump. The one launched after it was R/2023/256 on 31 Aug 2023, for on affected vehicles a current rectifying module that is installed on the circuit board of…. You can also see every Suzuki recall, all recalls launched in 2023 and loss of power recalls across every make.
Source: DVSA recall R/2023/048, launched 3 March 2023. Data updated 15 October 2026. How we grade urgency.
Sources
- The Code does not itself say repairs are free. GOV.UK guidance says "You will not usually have to pay for any repairs or parts under a safety recall." gov.uk Checked 15 Oct 2026.