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2000 Suzuki Gsxr600 Recalls

Safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA that cover this model year

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Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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Recall campaignsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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Carrying an NHTSA advisoryCampaigns where NHTSA told owners not to drive the vehicle, or to park it outside, until the repair is done.
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Open investigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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1 investigation on file

Recall campaigns

No recall campaigns in our database for this model year

This does not guarantee that a specific vehicle is unaffected. Recalls are issued against ranges of VINs rather than against a whole model year, new campaigns are announced regularly, and a manufacturer may have opened one since our last refresh. The authoritative answer for one vehicle is NHTSA’s own lookup — check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

What a recall is

Safety recall
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Safety investigation
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
Manufacturer communication
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and it is not a recall.

PE03033ClosedPreliminary Evaluation

CAM CHAIN TENSIONER (CCT)

Opened Jul 23, 2003
Closed Nov 13, 2003

SINCE OPENING THIS INVESTIGATION TO ASSESS THE SAFETY-RELATED PERFORMANCE OF SUZUKI'S REMEDY IN RECALL 99V-312, ODI HAS:CONTACTED AFFECTED OWNERS;DISCUSSED THE REMEDY'S PERFORMANCE WITH SUZUKI SERVICE DEPTS;OBTAINED AN OE CCT, AN ORIGINAL REMEDY CCT, AND A FINAL REMEDY CCT;AND REVIEWED SUZUKI'S RESPONSE TO OUR INFORMATION REQUEST.THE RECALL WAS LAUNCED ON MAY 20, 1999.SHORTLY THEREAFTER SUZUKI RECEIVED REPORTS OF REMEDY CCT FAILURES, MOST INVOLVING CAM CHAIN NOISE.OF THE 141 REPORTS INVOLVING A REMEDY CCT FAILURE, SIX INVOLVED INCIDENTS OCCURING IN 2003, WITH APRIL 28, 2003 BEING THE MOST RECENT OCCURANCE.IN CALENDAR YEARS 2000-2002 THERE WERE 130 REPORTED REMEDY CCT FAILURES.OF THE 141 REPORTS, 113 INVOLVE CAM CHAIN NOISE AND 26 CONCERN CAM TIMING.THE LONE CRASH OCCURRED ON APRIL 25, 2001.CURRENTLY, NO DEFECT TREND EXISTS WITH THE REMEDY CCTS.

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