Suzuki VL1500
Owners filed 42 complaints across 11 model years of the Suzuki VL1500. The 2005 drew the most (13); the 2003 the fewest (1).
Model years11
Complaints42
Recalls9
Fires2
Deaths0
Every Suzuki VL1500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2005 | 13 | 1 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Structure | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump | Routine | |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine |
Which Suzuki VL1500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 13 complaints concentrated in the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.