Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 Suzuki TL1000S, most frequently naming the body & structure, engine and suspension categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 2000 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 2001 | 1 | 3 |
| Jul 2001 | 3 | 6 |
| Aug 2001 | 1 | 7 |
| Aug 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| Dec 2002 | 1 | 9 |
| Apr 2004 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 2013 | 1 | 11 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS BIKE AND NOW IT HAS APPEARED ON MINE AND NO RECALL AS I KNOW OF HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT IS WHERE THE REAR SUSPENSION CONNECTS TO THE FRAME, THE FRAME IS THE PROBLEM. *TR
WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH CONSUMER WENT AROUND A CORNER AND THE REAR END BOUNCED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE MOTORCYCLE. CONSUMER TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
THE FRAME THAT HOLD THE REAR SUSPENSION AND THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FRAME CRACK. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
REAR PART OF FRAME CRACKED WHICH HOLDS THE REAR SHOCK DAMPNER IN PLACE FROM COLLAPSING. *AK
WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE IT STARTED VIBRATING. ALSO FRAME WAS CRACKED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED ITS WAS COMMON FACTOR FOR THAT TYPE OF MOTORCYCLE.*AK
WHEN DRIVING MOTORCYCLE, IT WOULD BUCK AND SURGE. ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF AND CAUSE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHEN THAT HAPPENS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING MOTORCYCLE IT WOULD LOSE POWER DUE TO FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SO FAR, BUT PROBLEM SEEMS TO REAPPEAR. *AK
RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE WOULD LEAK OIL WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSES IT TO BLOW DOWN ON SWING ARM, AND THEN ONTO REAR TIRE. WHEEL WOULD SLIP FROM UNDER DRIVER ONCE IT BECOMES SLIPPERY.*AK
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997Viewing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.