# NHTSA recall 18V064000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V064000
- Manufacturer's number: 2A76 to 2A81
- Manufacturer: Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2018\-01\-22
- Owners notified: 2018\-01\-25
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 3097

## What is wrong

Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. \(Suzuki\) is recalling certain 2017\-2018 GSX\-R1000, GSX\-R1000A, GSX\-R1000RA, and GSX\-R1000RZA motorcycles.  When upshifting between first and second gear, if the rider fails to engage second gear, a neutral condition will exist and may cause very high engine RPM.  If the rider then shifts into second gear without disengaging the clutch, the motorcycle’s chain may stretch or break.


## What can happen

If the drive chain breaks, the motorcycle will lose power, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Engine Control Module \(ECM\), and inspect and replace the drive chain and sprockets, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began on January 25, 2018.  Owners may contact Suzuki customer service at 1\-714\-572\-1490.  Suzuki's numbers for this recall are 2A76 to 2A81.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-07\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 3097
- Reported remedied: 2895 \(93%\)
- Reported unreachable: 19
- Reported removed: 81

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 SUZUKI GSX\-R1000](/makes/suzuki/gsx-r1000/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-02\-02 to 2017\-09\-15.
- [2018 SUZUKI GSX\-R1000](/makes/suzuki/gsx-r1000/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-09\-14 to 2017\-12\-01.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [016354](/bulletins/10238721.md), 2023-07-06, Service bulletin
- [suz\_013796](/bulletins/10117514.md), 2017-09-14, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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