2004 Suzuki VZ800

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train › Manual Transmission	1		1	0	1

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System04V350000

Filed Jul 19, 2004849 vehiclesAmerican Suzuki Motor Corp.

Defect. THIS CAMPAIGN INVOLVES CERTAIN MARAUDER MODEL MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH CALIFORNIA EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT. WHEN A MOTORCYCLE IS PARKED AFTER CITY DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, UNDER SOME CONDITIONS, ELEVATED PRESSURE IN THE FUEL TANK VENT LINE CAN CAUSE BACK PRESSURE IN THROUGH THE SURGE CONTROL VALVE.

Risk. ON SOME OCCASIONS THIS CAN CAUSE LIQUID FUEL FROM REAR CARBURETOR AIR FILTER BOX. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE THIS FUEL LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CARBON CANISTER WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED CANISTER AND ASSOCIATED VENT LINE CHANGES WILL BE MADE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-800-255-2550.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train › Manual TransmissionCrash1 injured

Filed Sep 2, 2005700 milesMI

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI MARAUDER 800. THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SUZUKI STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THAT MODEL. IT WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH WITH LESS THAN 700 MILES ON THE MOTORCYCLE. NO OTHER WORK WAS DONE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2009	1	0	0	Routine
2007	2	0	0	Routine
2006	0	1	0	Routine
2005	1	1	0	Routine
2004 — this page	1	1	0	Routine
2003	1	1	0	Routine
2002	0	1	0	Routine
2001	0	1	0	Routine
2000	1	1	1	Routine
1999	0	1	0	Routine

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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: Jul 19, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.