2005 Suzuki GS500

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › 12v/24v/48v battery. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Exterior Lighting07V515000

Filed Nov 5, 200728,221 vehiclesAmerican Suzuki Motor Corp.

Defect. THE REAR REFLEX REFLECTOR ON AFFECTED GS500 MOTORCYCLES AND THE REAR AND SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS ON AFFECTED GZ250 MOTORCYCLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.' THE REFLEX REFLECTORS HAVE A REFLECTED LIGHT OUTPUT AT SOME MEASUREMENT ANGLES THAT IS LESS THAN THE MINIMUM OUTPUT REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.

Risk. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A MOTORIST'S NOT NOTICING THE MOTORCYCLE IN DARKNESS, WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE NON-COMPLYING REFLEX REFLECTORS WITH COMPLYING REFLECTORS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 16, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-800-255-2550.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery

Filed Jan 19, 2006300 milesFL

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY WAS DEPLETING. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THE MOTORCYCLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES. *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2009

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2009	1	0	Routine
2007	0	1	Routine
2006	0	1	Routine
2005 — this page	1	1	Routine
2004	1	1	Routine
2002	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 5, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.