NHTSA Campaign 15V853000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 15V853000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc filed the report for 15V853000 with NHTSA on December 18, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V853000, NHTSA lists up to 2,404 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 5, 2014 and February 6, 2015.
The 15V853000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V853000 were scheduled from January 29, 2016, 42 days after the report.
15V853000 covers 1 model from Suzuki, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 15V853000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V853000 ranks 19 of 25 Suzuki Motor of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V853000, Suzuki Motor of America, Inc has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2014 Suzuki DL1000 motorcycles manufactured January 17, 2014 to June 5, 2014, and 2015 Suzuki DL1000 motorcycles manufactured November 5, 2014, to February 6, 2015. Due to corrosion or being attached to the painted engine case, the battery ground connection may have poor electrical conductivity.
- The risk
- As a result of the poor conductivity, the engine may stall and be unable to be restarted, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the battery ground connection to an unpainted surface and replace the ground wire protector with a high-heat resistance tube, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2016. Owners may contact Suzuki customer service number at 1-714-996-7040. Suzuki's number for this recall is 2A53.
Reported December 18, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V853000 (1)
Suzuki (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V853000, 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: December 18, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted