- Vehicles
- 3,003
- Built between
- Feb 2025 – Oct 2025
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 January 2026
- Repaired
- 89%
- Unrepaired
- 303
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2025 and October 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2025-2026 Suzuki DR-Z400SBuilt February 2025 to October 2025
- 2025 Suzuki DR-Z400SMBuilt March 2025 to July 2025
Repair progress
303 of 3,003 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
89% repaired — 2,687 of 3,003 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 8
- Scrapped or exported
- 5
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 USA, LLC (Suzuki) is recalling certain 2025-2026 DR-Z400S and 2025 DR-Z400SM motorcycles. The reservoir tank cap fixing screws may have been incorrectly tightened, allowing brake fluid to leak. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 122, “Motorcycle Brake Systems.”
What could happen
A brake fluid leak can reduce braking ability, increasing the distance required to stop and the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will tighten the screws, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 9, 2026.
Parts involved
- Cylinder Assy, Rear Master69600-37K00Rear brake master cylinder assembly
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2025 to October 2025
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 December 2025
- Owners notified9 January 2026
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 89% 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 17 December 2025.
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 1-800-934-0934. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 20, 2025.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 3A09
- Recalling manufacturer
- Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 122
- 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.
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.