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1996 Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle 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 Jun 8, 2000
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.
0
Reports on file since Oct 22, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle. 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 1–5 of 5

Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 8, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

HAD TIRES REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW TIRES. INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THEY WOULD BE SLICK. WAS DRIVING TOWARDS A CORNER TO TURN WHEN MOTORCYCLE WENT FROM UNDER THE DRIVER DUE TO SLICKNESS OF TIRES. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE SHIPPED WITH CHEMICALS SPRAYED ON THEM WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BE SLICK. BRIDGESTONE TIRES 110X70X17 F 150X60X17 R. *AK

NHTSA ID
863287
Fuel system
Filed Jul 27, 1999

FUEL PETCOCK (VALVE) STARTED LEAKING RESULTING IN POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. REPLACED PART AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE. CONSUMER SAID MODEL IS VS1400

NHTSA ID
709267
Incident
Aug 1, 1998
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 15, 1998

ENGINE CONTINUALLY STALLING AND BACK FIRING.

NHTSA ID
542021
Incident
Apr 3, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Jul 11, 1997

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, THE REAR LICENSE PLATE, LIGHT, MUD FLAP, AND LICENSE PLATE HARNESS BROKE THE STEEL MOUNTS. THE HARNESS BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE SWINGARM AND THE REAR TIRE. THE TIRE LOCKED INSTANTLY AND BIKE BEGAN TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A BANK.

NHTSA ID
540337
Incident
Jul 11, 1997
Suspension
Filed Oct 22, 1996

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NHTSA ID
510421
Incident
Oct 13, 1996

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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