2002 Suzuki GSF1200S

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the exterior lighting. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Exterior Lighting1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment08E052000
Filed Aug 15, 200810,000 vehiclesMotion Pro, Inc.

Defect. MOTION PRO IS RECALLING 10,000 AFTERMARKET BRAKE LEVERS, MODEL NO. 14-0415, SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN MY 1999 THROUGH 2008 SUZUKI AND MY 1998 THROUGH 2003 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLES. THE LOBE HEIGHT ON SOME OF THESE LEVERS ARE SMALLER AND DO NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE THE STOMP LAMP SWITCH WHICH WILL NOT DEACTIVATE WHEN THE DRIVER RELEASES THE BRAKE LEVER. THE LEVER CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE MARKING "JY 378" AT THE BASE OF THE LEVER NEAR THE PIVOT BUSHING.

Risk. IF THIS OCCURS, THE STOP LAMP WILL REMAIN ON WHICH COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. MOTION PRO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MOTION PRO AT 1-877-438-7831.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 13, 20104,000 milesFL

MY 2002 SUZUKI BANDIT 1200S HAS SUCH POOR LIGHTING FOR THE LOW BEAM, IN DAYTIME YOU CANNOT HARDLY TELL IT IS ON, AND AT NIGHT PROVIDES NO LIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS. I PUT A SILVER STAR BULB WHICH PURPORTEDLY PROVIDER 30% MORE LIGHT THAN STOCK AND NO CHANGE. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20050100Routine
20040100Routine
20030100Routine
2002 — this page1100Routine
20014100Routine

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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: Aug 15, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.