# NHTSA recall 19V418000

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: 19V418000
- Manufacturer's number: 2A90
- Manufacturer: Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2019\-06\-05
- Owners notified: 2019\-06\-28
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
- Units potentially affected: 2640

## What is wrong

Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. \(Suzuki\) is recalling certain 2018\-2019 GSX250R motorcycles.  Water intrusion may corrode the rear brake light switch causing the rear brake light to fail to illuminate or remain illuminated continuously when the brake is not applied.


## What can happen

A failure of the brake light to illuminate, or continued illumination when the brakes are not being applied, can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear brake stop light switch, free of charge. The recall began June 28, 2019.  Owners may contact Suzuki customer service at 1\-800\-934\-0934.  Suzuki's number for this recall is 2A90.


## 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 2020 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-10\-09
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2640
- Reported remedied: 1576 \(59%\)
- Reported unreachable: 63
- Reported removed: 10

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 3, 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

- [2018 SUZUKI GSX250R](/makes/suzuki/gsx250r/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-03\-25 to 2018\-03\-05.
- [2019 SUZUKI GSX250R](/makes/suzuki/gsx250r/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-07\-10 to 2018\-11\-29.

## 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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