Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2001 Suzuki Gsx-R600

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › clutch assembly. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Power Train › Clutch Assembly1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System1
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
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed May 29, 2001MO

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE MOTORCYCLE. *AK

Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed May 25, 2001GA

THE CLUTCH BASKET BREAKS PIECES OF METAL OFF IN THE MOTOR WHICH COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE AND LOCK-UP. THIS IS JUST LIKE THE PROBLEM HONDA HAD WITH THE CBR 929. PEOPLE CAN DIE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. SUZUKI WILL NOT RELEASE HOW MANY CASES THEY HAVE HAD, AND SAY THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *AK

2 of 2 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
2001 — this page2100Routine
20002000Routine
19993100Routine
19981000Routine
19971100Routine

Compare every Gsx-R600 year →

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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.