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2009 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 May 1, 2011
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 2009 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

  • Electrical2100.0%

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

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE, A 2009 SUZUKI SV650SF WITH 5,000 MILES, THE BIKE LOST ALL POWER WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY. I HAD MY TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND IT HAD A BLOWN IGNITION FUSE. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME I RIDE THE BIKE. I CONTACTED SUZUKI BECAUSE THE HAVE A RECALL FOR THE SFV650 AND GXS650 WHICH HAVE THE SAME MOTOR AS MY BIKE AND WHEN THEY FAIL THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID 10398439 · filed May 1, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI SV650 GLADIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED GIVING AN IMPROPER READING OF THE SPEED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER COULD BE 10% OFF AND EVERY MODEL WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USELESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 525.

NHTSA ID 10356875 · filed Sep 21, 2010

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

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