Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1998 Suzuki VL1500

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, other › storage › tank assembly. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Power Train › Manual Transmission1
000
Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly06V025000
Filed Jan 30, 200637,911 vehiclesAmerican Suzuki Motor Corp.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, STRESS AROUND THE RIGHT FRONT FUEL TANK MOUNTING POINT CAN CAUSE HAIRLINE FATIGUE CRACKS TO FORM. THIS CAN RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK.

Risk. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FUEL LEAK CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK AND INSTALL IMPROVED CUSHIONS THAT MOUNT AND SUPPORT THE FUEL TANK. ANY FUEL TANKS THAT ARE FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK WILL BE REPLACED. IF A TANK IS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK AND A REPLACEMENT TANK IS NOT AVAILABLE, FUEL TANK SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED TO THE TANK AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. WHEN THE REPLACEMENT TANK BECOMES AVAILABLE, THE OWNER WILL BE CONTACTED AND A REPLACEMENT TANK WILL BE INSTALLED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-714-572-1490.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Mar 20, 201020,000 milesMA

WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATS, WHICH CAN HAPPEN QUICKLY ON A HOT DAY IN TRAFFIC, THE FLUID IN THE CLUTCH LINE BOILS AND LEADS TO A TOTAL LOSS OF ABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH. *TR

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Feb 8, 200624,000 milesCA

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V025000, ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20085010Routine
20079000Routine
20060100Routine
200513100Routine
20046100Routine
20031100Routine
20021100Routine
20013100Routine
20001110Routine
19991100Routine
1998 — this page2100Routine

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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: Jan 30, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.