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2002 Suzuki GSX1300 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 30, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 29, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 Suzuki GSX1300. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 30, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE FRONT WHEEL BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH WITHOUT CAUSE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10017906
Incident
Apr 23, 2003
Mileage
19,064 mi
Transmission
Filed Jan 25, 2003

FALSE NEUTRAL WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH GEAR

NHTSA ID
10003402
Incident
Oct 7, 2002
Mileage
200 mi
Engine
Filed Nov 14, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CHAIN POPPED CAUSING DAMAGE TO MOTORCYCLE. MR WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE IN HALF, IT WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE BACK LEFT BLINKER LEAVING THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. *TT

NHTSA ID
8022753
Incident
Sep 17, 2002
Mileage
600 mi
Body & structureSteering
Filed Aug 29, 2002

WELDS AROUND NECK OF FRAME HAVE BROKEN AND CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8017510
Incident
Aug 8, 2002

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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