WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE, A 2009 SUZUKI SV650SF WITH 5,000 MILES, THE BIKE LOST ALL POWER WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY. I HAD MY TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND IT HAD A BLOWN IGNITION FUSE. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME I RIDE THE BIKE. I CONTACTED SUZUKI BECAUSE THE HAVE A RECALL FOR THE SFV650 AND GXS650 WHICH HAVE THE SAME MOTOR AS MY BIKE AND WHEN THEY FAIL THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
2009 Suzuki SV650
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › instrument cluster/panel. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI SV650 GLADIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED GIVING AN IMPROPER READING OF THE SPEED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER COULD BE 10% OFF AND EVERY MODEL WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USELESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 525.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.