Total Complaints
1 filings
Suzuki Dl650a · model year
2011 Suzuki Dl650a
1 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 1
- Recalls
- 0
The 2011SuzukiDl650a carries 1 consumer safety complaint in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2011 Dl650a is electrical system with 1 filings. Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 14 investigation files overlapping the 2011 Dl650a. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
1
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
2011 Suzuki Dl650a
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20170701ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SUZUKI HAS RECALLED ALL 2012 THROUGH 2016 DL650 MOTORCYCLES FOR FAULTY CHARGING STATORS. RECALL 16V-878. SEE DESCRIPTION OF DEFECT. THE 2008 THROUGH 2011 SUZUKI DL650 MOTORCYCLES USE THE SAME CHARGING STATOR AS THE 2012 THROUGH 2016 MODELS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A HIGH RATE OF FAILURES.. THE ALTERNATOR WAS CHANGED TO A CLAIMED 400 WATT OUTPUT MODEL BEGINNING WITH THE 2008 MODEL. MANY FAILURES, SOME MULTIPLE, HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON STROMTROOPER.COM. FOR THE 2008 TO 2011 MODELS. ONE POLL RESULT FROM STROMTROOPER.COM VIEW POLL RESULTS: PLEASE CHECK AS MANY ANSWERS AS APPLY TO YOU. I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2002 DL1000 8 1.40% I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2003 - 2012 DL1000 75 13.13% I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2004-2007 DL650 27 4.73% I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2008 - 2011 DL650 63 11.03% I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2012 - 2016 DL650 46 8.06% I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2014 - 2016 DL1000
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2011 Suzuki Dl650a have?▼
The 2011 Suzuki Dl650a has 1 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2011 Suzuki Dl650a?▼
The most-complained component for the 2011 Suzuki Dl650a is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include various components.
Is the 2011 Suzuki Dl650a safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2011 Suzuki Dl650a; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.