NHTSA Campaign 13V449000
SERVICE BRAKES
NHTSA campaign 13V449000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes. The repair is free.
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc filed the report for 13V449000 with NHTSA on October 18, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V449000, NHTSA lists up to 208,966 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2004 and November 30, 2005.
The 13V449000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V449000 were scheduled from November 18, 2013, 31 days after the report.
13V449000 covers 2 models from Suzuki, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V449000 ranks 1 of 25 Suzuki Motor of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 13V449000, Suzuki Motor of America, Inc has 1 other recall on the service brakes on this site; the one before 13V449000 was 13V312000, reported on July 16, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2004-2013 GSX-R600 and GSX-R750, and model year 2005-2013 GSX-R1000 motorcycles. In combination with older brake fluid, corrosion of the brake piston inside of the front brake master cylinder generates gas that may result in a reduction of fluid pressure transmission to the front brake.
- The risk
- As a result, front braking power may be reduced increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2013. Owners may contact Suzuki at 1-800-572-1490. Suzuki's campaign numbers for this recall are: 2A (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36).
Reported October 18, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V449000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V449000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 18, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted