2006 SUZUKI VZR1800 — Complaint #583404
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NHTSA Complaint about STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND filed May 30, 2006
NHTSA complaint #583404 (ODI reference 10158609) concerns a 2006 SUZUKI VZR1800 and was filed on May 30, 2006. The owner reports the failure occurred on May 30, 2006. The vehicle had 549 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to North Carolina based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as structure:motorcycle:kickstand/center stand, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same SUZUKI VZR1800 cohort independently describe similar structure:motorcycle:kickstand/center stand failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2006 SUZUKI VZR1800 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
MY 2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R MOTORCYCLE FELL OFF OF ITS KICKSTAND WHILE IDLING IN NEUTRAL ON MY LEVEL DRIVEWAY. THE KICKSTAND WAS FULLY EXTENDED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I GOT OFF OF THE MOTORCYCLE AFTER BACKING IT OUT OF THE GARAGE IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR. I WAS APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) FEET FROM THE BIKE, CLOSING THE GARAGE DOOR (MANUALLY OPERATED). I HAD THE DOOR HALF WAY DOWN WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE MOTOR JUST SUDDENLY QUIT. I TURNED TO FIND THE BIKE LAYING ON ITS SIDE. THE KICKSTAND DOES NOT HAVE A LOCK WITH WHICH TO RESIST THE STAND FROM COLLAPSING UNDER MINIMAL REARWARD PRESSURE TO THE STAND (FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE BIKE). THE BIKE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 700 LBS DRY, SO THIS IS A REAL AREA OF CONCERN FOR PEOPLE VERY NEAR THE BIKE (SHADE-TREE MECHANICS AND SMALL CHILDREN IMMEDIATELY COME TO MIND). -THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *NM
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 583404 |
| ODI Number | 10158609 |
| Date Filed | May 30, 2006 |
| Failure Date | May 30, 2006 |
| VIN | JS1VY53A862 |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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