- Vehicles
- 208,966
- Built between
- Dec 2003 – Jun 2013
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 November 2013
- Repaired
- 30%
- Unrepaired
- 102,731
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2003 and June 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2005-2013 Suzuki GSX-R1000Built December 2004 to May 2013
- 2004-2013 Suzuki GSX-R600Built December 2003 to March 2013
- 2004-2013 Suzuki GSX-R750Built January 2004 to June 2013
Repair progress
102,731 of 208,966 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2015.
30% repaired — 63,082 of 208,966 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 18,842
- Scrapped or exported
- 24,311
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
As a result, front braking power may be reduced increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2013.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2003 to June 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 October 2013
- Owners notified18 November 2013
- Latest repair reportQ1 2015 — 30% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 18 October 2013.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
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).
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 2A (31-36)
- Recalling manufacturer
- Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.