NHTSA recall 09V022000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 09V022000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 2A08 |
| Manufacturer | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| Reported | 2009-01-16 |
| Owners notified | 2009-01-21 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS |
| Units potentially affected | 26082 |
What is wrong
AMERICAN SUZUKI (SUZUKI) IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN INVOLVING 26,082 MY 2005-2006 GSX-R1000 MOTORCYCLES. CRACKING OR BREAKAGE OF THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME CAN OCCUR IN CERTAIN EXTREME SITUATIONS WHERE UNUSUALLY HIGH STRESS IS PLACED ON THE FRAME. REPEATED HARD LANDINGS FROM HAZARDOUS MANEUVERS SUCH AS EXTREME OR EXTENDED WHEELIES OR OTHER STUNTS MAY GENERATE SUFFICIENT STRESS TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM.
What can happen
IF THE FRAME BECOMES BROKEN DURING EXTREME USE, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRAME FOR CRACKS. IF NO CRACKS ARE FOUND, A FRAME REINFORCEMENT BRACE WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME USING BOLTS AND EPOXY ADHESIVE. SHOULD CRACKS BE FOUND DURING THE INSPECTION, THE FRAME WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW FRAME THAT HAS THE REINFORCEMENT BRACE INSTALLED. THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON JANUARY 21, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-714-572-1490.
Notes
SUZUKI CAMPAIGN NO. 2A08.THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, SUZUKI HAS INFORMED NHTSA THAT IT WILL PROVIDE THE MODIFICATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE FREE OF CHARGE.
| 2005 SUZUKI GSX-R1000 | Built 2004-12-29 to 2005-06-14. |
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| 2006 SUZUKI GSX-R1000 | Built 2005-07-05 to 2005-10-23. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SB-2A08 | 2009-08-28. Service bulletin. SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. FRAME REINFORCEMENT BRACE INSTALLATION/FRAME REPLACEMENT. VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR MODEL YEARS 2005-2006 MOTORCYCLES. *PE |
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