https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle. en-us Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:44:07 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-636981 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING MY SUZUKI 2000 VS800 MOTORCYCLE AT NIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. WHILE I WAS ROLLING I TRIED TO GET IT TO RE-FIRE BY PULLING THE CHOKE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP I TRIED TO RESTART IT. I COULD SMELL FUEL FUMES. I THOUGHT I HAD FLOODED THE ENGINE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I GOT OFF TO PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. THEN I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-541689 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT DT: WHEN DOWN SHIFTING OR COMING TO STOP THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED, AND CONSUMER HEARD A THUMP JUST BEFORE IT DIED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP EVEN THOUGH WAS HOLDING THE CLUTCH IN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND A CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER HOT OR COLD.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-541690 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT DT: WHEN DOWN SHIFTING OR COMING TO STOP THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED, AND CONSUMER HEARD A THUMP JUST BEFORE IT DIED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP EVEN THOUGH WAS HOLDING THE CLUTCH IN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND A CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER HOT OR COLD.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-539342 Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AT ABOUT 6500 MILES. MOTORCYCLE STARTED LURCHING AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND ONE OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WAS ALMOST TOTALLY DESTROYED. THERE WASN'T A SCREECHING SOUND OR ANTHING TO WARN ME THAT THE BEARINGS WERE FAILING PRIOR TO THIS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO OWNERS OF THE SUZUKI AF650 BUT SUZUKI HAS NOT ADDRESSED IT. SUZUKI DID REPLACE THE BEARING. INITIALL https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-530990 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKING WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH OR LESS. WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THAT WAS THE FIRST THING SUGGESTED WAS WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. SINCE THE TIRES HAD BEEN CHANGED VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-527816 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT THE SUZUKI VL1500LC INTRUDER (LC FOR SHORT) HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ITS FUEL TANK CRACKING RIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT RIGHT MOUNTING BOLT. THIS IS KNOWN TO THE LC COMMUNITY, AND WE ASSUME THAT IT IS KNOWN BY SUZUKI. THE LATTER, HOWEVER, HAS SO FAR NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. YES, THEY WILL REPLACE THE TANK, BUT THE NEW TANK CRACKS IN THE SAME PLACE, SO THAT IS NOT A 'GOOD' FIX. THE TA https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-508691 Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE A 2003 SUZUKI INTRUDER LC1500. IT IS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAS 5,100 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. RECENTLY I STARTED SMELLING GAS AND, AWARE THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD CRACKS IN THEIR FUEL TANKS THROUGH THE LC FORUM, CHECKED THE SUSPECT AREA OF THE TANK. THERE WAS RESIDUE, I CLEANED THE TANK AND RECHECKED IT YESTERDAY. THERE WAS NEW RESIDUE AND THE CRACK IS VISIBLE.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-508523 Sun, 28 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT THERE IS A CRACK IN THE WELD ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK ON MY 2003 SUZUKI VL1500LC MOTORCYCLE. I NOTICED IT AFTER OTHER OWNERS AND I HAVE STARTED COMMUNICATING AMONG EACH OTHER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK A COMMON FIX SEEMS TO BE TO USE JB WELD TO CLOSE THE CRACK. SUZUKI INTERNATIONAL WILL NOT EVEN TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE RUDELY TREATED MANY WHO HAVE CONTACTED THEM REGARDING THIS https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-508163 Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT A SMALL SEPARATION OF THE TOP WELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK ON MY 2003 SUZUKI VL1500LC MOTORCYCLE. I NOTICED IT WHEN I WAS CHANGING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MY BIKE, THE FIX IS TO USE JB WELD TO CLOSE THE CRACK. SUZUKI INTERNATIONAL WILL NOT EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED NHTSA WOULD HAVE TO FORCE THEM TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. *NM https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-499936 Tue, 05 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 98V133000. VEHICLE REPAIR WAS IMPLEMENTED UPON YOUR RECALL IN 1998. NO EVIDENCE OF GASKET FAILURE EXISTED AT THAT TIME. RECENTLY THIS IMPROVED GASKET FAILED, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKING TO THE EXTENT THAT A PUDDLE WAS EVIDENT. AS OF THIS TIME, SUZUKI HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE DELIVERY OF A REPLACEMENT GASKET.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-494480 Sun, 05 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE A 2002 SUZUKI INTRUDER 1500,MOTORCYCLE, I RECENTLY SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE BIKE, I THEN DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK ITSELF,I AM ON A 1500 INTRUDER FORUM AND THERE ARE APROX. 20 OR SO OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED HAVE THE SAME CRACK IN THE SAME PLACE ON THE TANK, THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT THE SUZUKI CORP CHOOSES TO IGNORE. OTHERS ON OUR FORUM HAVE CONTACTED THEM AND WITH NO LUC https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-492954 Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 3,500 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO CHECK THE OVER LOAD OF VOLTAGES.*AK *TC https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-491055 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT MOTORCYCLE'S HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE BULBS THREE TIMES WITHIN TWO MONTHS. *AK *MR https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-491151 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT BOUGHT MY 2003 SUZUKI INTRUDER 1500 LC NEW IN MAY OF 2003. NOT LONG AFTER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY GOING DEAD. THOUGHT MAYBE IT WASN'T FULLY CHARGED WHEN FIRST PUT IN. IT WOULD BE TOO LOW TO START THE BIKE SOMETIMES AFTER BIKE SAT FOR FIVE OR SIX DAYS. BROUGHT BATTERY BACK TO DEALER FOR A LOAD TEST AND WAS TOLD IT WAS O.K.. STILL HAD SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO BRING BIKE IN. THEY SAID VOLTA https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-490191 Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT TO WHOM IT MAY VCONCERN. LAST WEEK I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FROM SUZUKI MOTOR. REFERENCE A 2003 SUZUKI, VZ800K3 MOTORCYCLE, I PURCHASED ON 07/05/04 FROM QUINSEY POWERSPORT OF EL CAJO, CALIFORNIA. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE WORK PERFORMED ON SAID MOTORCYCLE I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER OF SERVICE TO RIDE THE BIKE IN AND 3 DAYS IT WILL BE READY. HOW COULD A RIDE IN A BIKE THAT THE https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-479449 Fri, 11 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT 1. WHENEVER I RIDE MY SUZUKI SV650S IN HEAVY RAIN I HAVE A PROBLEM. 2. WATER GETS INTO THE FRONT SPARK PLUG AND THE FRONT CYLINDER MISFIRES OR STOPS FIRING COMPLETELY. 3. I HAVE REPLACED THE PLUG AND WIRE AND HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONSTRUCT A WATER SHIELD. ALL OF THESE EFFORTS HAVE FAILED. WATER STILL GETS IN WHENEVER IT RAINS. TWO SUZUKI DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS EVER HAD THIS PROB https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-479162 Thu, 10 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT AT 4000 MILES ON MY 2002 SUZUKI DR650SE MOTORCYCLE, THE CYLINDER BASE GASKET IS LEAKING OIL OVER THE ENGINE AND REAR OF THE BIKE INCLUDING THE REAR TIRE. THIS COULD CAUSE THE BIKE TO CRASH IF SUFFICIENT OIL IS DEPOSITED ON THE REAR TIRE. AS THE BIKE IS OUT OF ITS ONE YEAR WARRENTY, SUZUKI WILL NOT COVER THE COSTS TO REPAIR. SUZUKI HAS ALSO UPDATED THIS GASKET TO A NEW TYPE FOR 2004 WHICH IN MY https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-475256 Thu, 13 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT SUZUKI, MODEL 1500LC MOTORCYCLE 'JUMPING OUT OF GEAR" INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH GEAR. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS WHO OWN THIS MODEL MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ONE IS TYPICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED DURING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-475369 Thu, 13 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE HAD MY SUZUKI VL1500 LC FOR ONE YEAR AND HAVE RIDDEN 3,000 MILES. AT AROUND 2,800 MILES WHILE ON A RIDE THROUGH THE HILLS, THE TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF GEAR 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURED WHILE IN 4TH GEAR ACCELLERATING UNDER NORMAL LOAD. SINCE THEN, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WILL POP OUT OF 4TH GEAR INTO A NUETRAL UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-470485 Thu, 22 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT PLEASE! HELP ME WITH INFORMATION. THIS IS NOT A CAR BUT I USE IT FOR TRANSPORTATION. HAD A SLIGHT WOBBLE IN FRONT WHEEL WHEN NEW. BARELY THERE, COULD ONLY DETECT AT AROUND 45MPH WITHOUT HOLDING GRIPS. LESS THAN ONE YEAR CUPPED TREAD, NEW TIRE MADE WORSE TO POINT DEALER SAID UNSAFE. DEALER HAS HAD FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS STILL NOT FIXED, MAY NOT EVEN KNOW CAUSE. CALLED GA DEPT. OF CONS. AFFAIRS https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-464562 Tue, 06 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT 2000 SUZUKI INTRUDER MOTORCYCLE - TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO THERE IS A FALSE NEUTRAL BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH OWNERS OF THIS BIKE, BUT SUZUKI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE *LA https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-463888 Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AT 2800 MILES. ALSO, HEAD GASKETS LEAKED OIL. *AK PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. REAR SHOCKS STICKING ON MOTORCYCLE AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *LA https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-463889 Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AT 2800 MILES. ALSO, HEAD GASKETS LEAKED OIL. *AK PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. REAR SHOCKS STICKING ON MOTORCYCLE AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *LA https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-463890 Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AT 2800 MILES. ALSO, HEAD GASKETS LEAKED OIL. *AK PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. REAR SHOCKS STICKING ON MOTORCYCLE AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *LA https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-463266 Mon, 29 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT WHEN CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAKED OIL. CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED,BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-454984 Sun, 15 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE A 2003 SUZUKI GSF1200S BANDIT. AND MY LIGHTING HAS DEGRADED SIGNIFIGANTLY AND HAS A BLACK RESIDUE LOCATED AT THE LENS OPSTUCTING THE LIGHT WITH THIS FILM. THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS CONDENSER STYLE LIGHTS AND THE OUTPUT IS SEVERLY REDUCED MAKING IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-454907 Fri, 13 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT RE: SUZUKI VOLUSIA: THE KICKSTAND WILL FOLD UP WITHOUT WARNING. I PARKED MY BIKE ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE AND IT FELL OVER. I THINK THE STAND DOESN'T OPEN FAR ENOUGH TO BE SAFE. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-448780 Fri, 09 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT DANGEROUSLY POOR LIGHTING ON THE 2002 SUZUKI BANDIT 1200S MOTORCYCLE. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY COLLECTS A FINE BLACK DUST THAT, OVER TIME, BUILDS UP ON THE LENS COVERS TO THE POINT THAT THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS NO LONGER PROVIDE SAFE AND ADEQUATE LIGHT TO RIDE BY.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-448490 Thu, 08 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT 2003 SUZUKI VINSON ATV MANUAL 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WILL ALLOW YOU TO SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR. SOMETIMES IN HIGHER GEARS GEAR TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK BETWEEN GEARS IN A "FALSE NEUTRAL" EFFECTIVELY DISENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL PRODUCE GRINDING NOISES. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE TRANSMISSION WILL "SLAM" INTO SEL https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle https://plaincars.com/make/suzuki-suzuki-motorcycle#complaint-446084 Sun, 21 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT THE TRANMISSION ON MY SUZUKI MOTORCYLCE JUMPS PUT OFF 4TH GEAR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1500 LC SERIES. THIS IS AFACTORY DEFECT ADN THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE EXPLAINS WHY. HTTP://24.116.28.74/~4THGEAR. *AK WHY HAS THE NHTSA NOT PUSHED FOR A FACTORY RECALL OF TEH MOTORCYCLES IN ORDER TO PREVENT A DEATH OR OTHER SERIOUS BODILY HARM TO COMSUMERS? ALSO, THE BRAKES ON THESE BIKES AR