Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1999 Suzuki Gsx-R600

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine2
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline99V132000
Filed May 20, 19997,828 vehiclesAmerican Suzuki Motor Corp.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE CAM CHAIN TENSION ADJUSTER DOES NOT PROVIDE CONSISTENT TENSION TO THE CAM CHAIN IN THE ENGINE CAUSING ABNORMAL ENGINE SOUNDS.

Risk. THIS COULD LEAD TO CAM CHAIN BREAKAGE OR OVER SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. IT COULD ALSO CAUSE SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL CAM CHAIN TENSION ADJUSTER AND UPPER CAM CHAIN GUIDE NO. 2 WITH A REVISED CAM CHAIN TENSION ADJUSTER AND UPPER CAM CHAIN GUIDE NO. 2. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND MAY REPLACE OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BECAUSE OF CAM CHAIN TENSION ADJUSTER FAILURE.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Sep 10, 1999OH

THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE REPAIR PARTS FOR BRAKE RECALL TO BE REPAIRED. THE RECALL IS 4- MONTHS OLD. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 16, 1999MD

DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE RECALLED CAM CHAIN TENSION ADJUSTER. NLM

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 30, 1999PA

ENGINE VALVES ARE BAD, AND THE CRANK CHAIN TENSIONER ALSO MALFUNCTIONED.VALVES WERE MAKING LOUD NOISES, IN ADDITION, REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AT ANY SPEED. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20131100Routine
20120100Routine
20110100Routine
20100200Routine
20091310Routine
20085300Routine
200744150Routine
200638112Fatalities reported
20055100Routine
20042100Routine
20033100Routine
20021100Routine
20012100Routine
20002000Routine
1999 — this page3100Routine
19981000Routine
19971100Routine

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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: May 20, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.