NHTSA Campaign 16V878000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NHTSA campaign 16V878000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator. The repair is free.
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc filed the report for 16V878000 with NHTSA on December 6, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V878000, NHTSA lists up to 8,613 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 30, 2011 and October 12, 2015.
The 16V878000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V878000 were scheduled from January 6, 2017, 31 days after the report.
16V878000 covers 1 model from Suzuki, model years 2012–2013.
Owners of the model years 16V878000 covers have filed at least 6 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V878000 vehicles, the 2012 Suzuki Dl650 has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V878000 ranks 12 of 25 Suzuki Motor of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V878000, Suzuki Motor of America, Inc has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 16V878000 was 16V018000, reported on January 19, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 DL650 motorcycles manufactured August 30, 2011, to October 12, 2015. In the affected motorcycles, the alternator stator may have insufficient heat resistance, resulting in a short circuit of the stator wires.
- The risk
- A short circuit of the stator wires may prevent the battery from properly charging, causing an engine stall and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stator, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2017. Owners may contact Suzuki customer service at 1-714-572-1490. Suzuki's number for this recall is 2A67.
Reported December 6, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V878000 (2)
Suzuki (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V878000, 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 6, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted