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1997 Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 6

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Fuel System, Gasoline
2Electrical System
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Power Train
1Suspension
1
All reported categories
Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 5 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

5 reports
28,000 miles · Oct 5, 2004
Fuel System, Gasoline

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 98V133000. VEHICLE REPAIR WAS IMPLEMENTED UPON YOUR RECALL IN 1998. NO EVIDENCE OF GASKET FAILURE EXISTED AT THAT TIME. RECENTLY THIS IMPROVED GASKET FAILED, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKING TO THE EXTENT THAT A PUDDLE WAS EVIDENT. AS OF THIS TIME, SUZUKI HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE DELIVERY OF A REPLACEMENT GASKE…

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NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 98V133000. VEHICLE REPAIR WAS IMPLEMENTED UPON YOUR RECALL IN 1998. NO EVIDENCE OF GASKET FAILURE EXISTED AT THAT TIME. RECENTLY THIS IMPROVED GASKET FAILED, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKING TO THE EXTENT THAT A PUDDLE WAS EVIDENT. AS OF THIS TIME, SUZUKI HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE DELIVERY OF A REPLACEMENT GASKET.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10093628

Mileage unknown · Nov 7, 2001
Tires

WARRANTY CALLS FOR 6 YEAR REPLACEMENT. DUNLOP CLAIMS 4 BUT THEY SAID THE TIRES WERE SOLD TO THE MANUFACTURER (SUZUKI)EARLIER. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 7446-7466 TIRESIZE: 130 /90-16)

NHTSA ODI #754204

Mileage unknown · Dec 22, 1999
Suspension

SAVAGE, LS650; FRONT DISC BRAKE DESIGN MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO LOCK UP WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO, REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE MANUFACTURED OUT OF ALIGNMENT, CAUSING THE CABLE WHICH GOES TO THE REAR TO BREAK, AND VEHICLE HAD NO REAR BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #854300

Mileage unknown · Apr 26, 1998
Fuel System, Gasoline

GAS TANK LEAK.

NHTSA ODI #534805

Mileage unknown · Sep 4, 1997
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingPower Train

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SLIPS. IN ADDITION, ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/STUMBLE. ALSO WATER PUMP LEAK/OIL LEAK. *AK

NHTSA ODI #519126

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE98028 · Fuel Tank Leak

Opened May 19, 1998 · Closed Jun 23, 1998

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

ALLEGED FUEL LEAKS AT GASKET LOCATED BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF GAS TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS LOCATED INSIDE THE GAS TANK.