NHTSA Campaign 14V278000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
NHTSA campaign 14V278000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: driveline. The repair is free.
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc filed the report for 14V278000 with NHTSA on May 23, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V278000, NHTSA lists up to 103 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 20, 2014 and January 21, 2014.
The 14V278000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V278000 were scheduled from May 27, 2014, 4 days after the report.
14V278000 covers 1 model from Suzuki, model years 2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V278000 ranks 24 of 25 Suzuki Motor of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 14V278000, Suzuki Motor of America, Inc has 5 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 14V278000 was 13V572000, reported on November 18, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2014 DL650A V-Strom motorcycles manufactured January 20, 2014, through January 21, 2014. In the affected vehicles, a drive chain link may not have been riveted by the supplier when being manufactured.
- The risk
- If the drive chain link was not riveted, the chain may come off, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drive chains of the affected motorcycles. For any unsold motorcycles with a drive chain link that is not riveted, Suzuki dealers will replace the non-riveted link with a drive chain joint set. For any motorcycles that have been sold to retail customers with a drive chain link that is not riveted, Suzuki dealers will replace the drive chain and the front and rear sprockets, free of charge. The recall began on May 27, 2014. Owners may contact Suzuki at 1-800-572-1490. Suzuki's number for this recall is 2A39.
Reported May 23, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V278000 (1)
Suzuki (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V278000, 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: May 23, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted