TL* - THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M50. WHILE OPERATING THE MOTORCYCLE WITH A PASSENGER ON THE BACK THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE TURN AND A BOLT THAT HELD THE BRAKE CALIPER FELL OFF. THE TRAVEL SPEED WAS 48 MPH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 310. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE BOLT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER. HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS DONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 383 MILES.*AK CONSUMER STATES CALIPER MOUNTING FELL OF UNDER 310 MILES AND WHEN BRAKES APPLIED THERE WERE NO BRAKES. CONSUMER SPOKE WITH SEVERAL MANAGERS OF DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLE SHOPS WHO STATED THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST THE BRAKE CALIPER BOLD IF IT WAS INSTALLED CORRECTLY. UPDATE *4/23/07TR UPDATED 05/15/07. *JB
2007 Suzuki VZ800
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc › caliper. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI VZ800. WHILE APPROACHING A 90 DEGREE TURN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWN SHIFT AND APPLY THE REAR BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHILE DOING SO THE BRAKE CALIPER BECAME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE HAD A 102 POINT INSPECTION PERFORMED ON MARCH 13, 2007, AND THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 310.*AK
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.