- Vehicles
- 600
- Built between
- Jul 2015 – Aug 2015
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 December 2015
- Repaired
- 97%
- Unrepaired
- 20
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2015 and August 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016 Suzuki GSX-S1000Built July 2015 to July 2015
- 2016 Suzuki GSX-S1000ABuilt July 2015 to August 2015
- 2016 Suzuki GSX-S1000FABuilt July 2015 to July 2015
Repair progress
20 of 600 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2017.
97% repaired — 579 of 600 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 1
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 2016 GSX-S1000 motorcycles manufactured July 8, 2015, to July 29, 2015, GSX-S1000A motorcycles manufactured July 10, 2015, to August 24, 2015 and, and GSX-S1000FA motorcycles manufactured July 21, 2015, to July 27, 2015. The affected motorcycles may leak brake fluid from the front brake calipers.
What could happen
If the front brake calipers leak brake fluid, braking performance would be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Suzuki has notified owners, and dealers will replace the front brake calipers, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2015 to August 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 November 2015
- Owners notified1 December 2015
- Latest repair reportQ1 2017 — 97% 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 23 November 2015.
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 customer service at 1-714-572-1490. Suzuki's number for this recall is 2A48.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 2A48
- 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.