- Vehicles
- 2,033
- Built between
- Aug 1979 – Aug 1979
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 October 1979
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1979 and August 1979. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1980 Suzuki GS850Built August 1979 to August 1979
What the defect is
If the clutch cable was forcefully pulled or pushed upon during the crating process at the factory, the clutch cable may have become dislodged from its cable retainer. It may contact the carburetor throttle shaft connector and prevent the throttle plates from returning to idle.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL CLUTCH CABLE RETAINER TO PREVENT DISLODGEMENT AT NO COST TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1979 to August 1979
- Recall reported to NHTSA29 October 1979
- Owners notified23 October 1979
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 29 October 1979.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- 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
Vehicle description: motorcycles.system: power train; clutch assembly, linkage.consequences of defect: as a result, vehicle may not decelerate properly whenaccelerator pedal is released. This could cause a loss of vehicle control andan accident.note: if failure occurs, operator should activate the emergency "engine off"switch, and disengage the clutch, apply the brakes, and turn the ignition keyoff.
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.