Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2013 Suzuki VZ1500

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel/propulsion system. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel/Propulsion System1
000
Electrical System1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System
Filed Aug 13, 20208,312 milesDE

VIN [XXX]: MY 2013 SUZUKI VZ1500 ENGINE STALLS WHILE RIDING IN MOTION, WHILE DRIVING. ROADS ARE WELL PAVED. WEATHER IS OPTIMAL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE UNDER SUZUKI'S RECALL NUMBER 2A56 TO 2A64. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO MODEL YEARS 2009 AND UP, FREQUENTLY. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MODEL YEARS THROUGH AT LEAST 2016. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 14, 201712,000 milesFL

NOW ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS THE BIKE UPON ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC WILL DROP ABOUT 20-30 MPH WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS INITIALLY OCCURRED AFTER ABOUT 2000 MILES, SINCE THEN MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES WITHOUT THE DEALER BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. FILED PROBLEM WITH SUZUKI ON 08/14/17 FOR ATTEMPTED FURTHER RESOLUTION WITH THEM. HAVE DISCONTINUED RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE SEVERE POSSIBILITY OF BEING INJURED OR KILLED BY VEHICLES BEHIND ME WHEN THIS OCCURS.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2013
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2013 — this page2000Routine
20100200Routine
20092200Routine

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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.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.