Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train › Manual Transmission | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE LOST POWER WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING EXCESSIVE OIL. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED YET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
I BOUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE WITH 1,400 MILES ON THE ODOMETOR, SECOND AND SIXTH GEAR WENT OUT WITHIN 600 MILES. I ARGUED WITH SUZUKI FOR MORE THAN 3 WEEKS, THEY NEVER CLAIMED RESPONSEBILITY BUT REPLACED IT ANYWAY! I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR THIS MOTORCYCLE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER ONLY 800 MILES. THE DAY THAT I PICKED UP THE MOTORCYCLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE SECOND TRANSMITION IT DEVELOPED A BAD OIL LEAK CAUSING ME TO HIGH SIDE AT 60MPH, AND SHATERING MY SHOULDER, MAJOR CONCUSION AND BADLY BRUISED RIBS. I KNOW OF AS MANY AS TWELVE OTHER SIMILAR CASES INVOLVING THIS PARTICULAR MOTORCYCLE!! I SUGEST A TOTAL RECALL, AND BELEIVE IT TO BE IN SUZUKI'S BEST INTEREST. NOTE SUZUKI USA NEVER TOOK RESPONCEABILITY AND WAS VERY RUDE DECLINING TO COMPENSATE ME IN ANY WAY!! *AK
CONSUMER HAS OIL LEAKING FROM BOTTOM OF FAIRING. ISN'T SURE WHERE LEAK IS COMING FROM. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD CHECK TO SEE IF IT WAS A GASKET. THEY WOULD NEED IT FOR JUST A DAY, AND ANYTHING MORE SERIOUS THEY COULDN'T SEE. *AK
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT STAY IN 2ND GEAR. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT!! I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR. *AK
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 — this page | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.