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2000 Suzuki SV650 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 3, 2006
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2000 Suzuki SV650, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Body & structure133.3%
  • Engine133.3%
  • Suspension133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

FRAME AT WELD NEAR FRONT FORK HAS CRACK, I AM AFRAID TO RIDE IT DUE TO THE DEFECT AND IF IT LETS GO AT THE WELD. SEVERAL MOTORCYCLE SHOPS HAVE LOOKED AT THE CRACK AND ALL STATE THEY BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND HAVE NOT SEEN WELDS CRACK LIKE THIS. I ALSO SPOKE TO A SUZUKI FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE WHO SAID HE NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS, AND I SHOULD TAKE THE BIKE TO A WELDER FOR REPAIR,BUT ALSO OFFERED NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN SUZUKI ALSO AND I AM AWAITING A CALL-BACK. *JB

NHTSA ID 10154446 · filed Apr 3, 2006

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 00V009/SUZUKI RECALL NUMBER 2041 MANUFACTURER CLAIMS RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED BUT COULD NOT VERIFY AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE AND HAS NOT CONTACTED CONSUMER. ENGINE HAS FAILED DUE TO THIS DEFECT AFTER ONLY 4600 MILES. ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE RE-BUILT, BUT MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO AUTHORIZE REPAIR. CURRENTLY, REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED AND VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE. *LA

NHTSA ID 10072335 · filed May 10, 2004

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

SUSPENSION IS "LIMP" MEANING IT TOPS AND BOTTOMS. THERE IS NO REBOUND DAMPENING IN SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF THIS MOTORCYCLE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST FINANCIALLY FOR THIS DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT AND REAR SHOCKSARE CHEAP. *SLC

NHTSA ID 888717 · filed May 21, 2001

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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