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1998 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 Dec 21, 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 Sep 29, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 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 1–4 of 4

Transmission
Filed Dec 21, 2003

THE TRANMISSION ON MY SUZUKI MOTORCYLCE JUMPS PUT OFF 4TH GEAR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1500 LC SERIES. THIS IS AFACTORY DEFECT ADN THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE EXPLAINS WHY. HTTP://24.116.28.74/~4THGEAR. *AK WHY HAS THE NHTSA NOT PUSHED FOR A FACTORY RECALL OF TEH MOTORCYCLES IN ORDER TO PREVENT A DEATH OR OTHER SERIOUS BODILY HARM TO COMSUMERS? ALSO, THE BRAKES ON THESE BIKES ARE VERY POOR AS THEY WEAR OUT ION LESS THAN 2000 MILES.

NHTSA ID
10050890
Incident
Dec 20, 2003
Mileage
3,272 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 26, 2002

TIRE IS WORN DOWN CENTER TO CORD. WEAR BARS ARE OK. FOUR OTHERS REPORTED AT THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.MAXIMUM-SUZUKI.COM/IBF/INDEX.PHP?S=7149B9F9D55411FFCB14054168385952&ACT=ST&F=16&T=10738&ST=0&#ENTRY52334 DT *TR

NHTSA ID
768931
Incident
Oct 26, 2002
Brakes
Filed May 24, 2000

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH & THE BOLT TO THE BRAKE DRUM BROKE LOOSE. CONSUMER WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKES & THE BRAKE CABLE SNAPPED. NO BRAKES & THE HUB ON THE BACK WHEEL SPUN AROUND WHICH WASN'T SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN. DEALER ORDERED THE PARTS, BUT WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID
862496
Incident
May 21, 2000
Brakes
Filed Sep 29, 1998

BRAKES PADS PREMATURELY WEAR OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
828324

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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