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1997 Suzuki TL1000S

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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11Owner complaints

Model-year median: 3

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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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

Structure
4Engine And Engine Cooling
3Suspension
3Fuel System, Gasoline
2Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 11 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.

  • Structure. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 3 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

Suspension complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Nov 4, 2013
Suspension

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

NHTSA ODI #10550752

Mileage unknown · Apr 23, 2004
Suspension

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

NHTSA ODI #10071404

Mileage unknown · Aug 28, 2001
StructureSuspension

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

NHTSA ODI #895288

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.