THE REAR REFLEX REFLECTOR ON AFFECTED GS500 MOTORCYCLES AND THE REAR AND SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS ON AFFECTED GZ250 MOTORCYCLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.' THE REFLEX REFLECTORS HAVE A REFLECTED LIGHT OUTPUT AT SOME MEASUREMENT ANGLES THAT IS LESS THAN THE MINIMUM OUTPUT REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
Consequence: IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A MOTORIST'S NOT NOTICING THE MOTORCYCLE IN DARKNESS, WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE NON-COMPLYING REFLEX REFLECTORS WITH COMPLYING REFLECTORS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 16, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-800-255-2550.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
3 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
100.0%Usable mileage3 / 3 records
100.0%Valid incident date3 / 3 records
100.0%Valid filing date3 / 3 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates3 / 3 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2009
Electrical System
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
1100.0%ODI 10415082 · 250 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI GZ250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN FUSE IN THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES BECAUSE IT CONTINUED TO BURN OUT. THE BATTERY WAS ALSO REPLACED FIVE TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD CONSTANTLY FAIL WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GZ250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE SKIPS OUT OF GEAR. WHEN PLACED IN SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT RIGHT BACK INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO RIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE WAS ALSO FOUND IN THE SUZUKI EUROPEAN MODEL VZR 1800. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND, BASED ON THE DIAGNOSIS, THEY COULD DETECT IF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. IF THE DIAGNOSIS DETE…
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GZ250. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH IN FIRST THOUGH THIRD GEAR THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE ON THE FRONT TIRE WAS LOW. THE DEALER CORRECTED THE AIR PRESSURE. DURING THE SECOND WEEK IN APRIL 2007 THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AGAIN. THE DEALER FELT THE SHAKING ON THE REAR TIRE AND NOTICED NINE BROKEN SPOKES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 5,000 MILES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED MARINA SUZUKI REPLACED ENTIRE WHEEL BUT DID NOT PR…
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Electrical System
Too few reports for a range
250 mi
1 (sparse)
ODI 10415082 · 250 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI GZ250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN FUSE IN THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES BECAUSE IT CONTINUED TO BURN OUT. THE BATTERY WAS ALSO REPLACED FIVE TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD CONSTANTLY FAIL WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI GZ250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE SKIPS OUT OF GEAR. WHEN PLACED IN SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT RIGHT BACK INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO RIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE WAS ALSO FOUND IN THE SUZUKI EUROPEAN MODEL VZR 1800. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND, BASED ON THE DIAGNOSIS, THEY COULD DETECT IF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. IF THE DIAGNOSIS DETE…
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI GZ250. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH IN FIRST THOUGH THIRD GEAR THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE ON THE FRONT TIRE WAS LOW. THE DEALER CORRECTED THE AIR PRESSURE. DURING THE SECOND WEEK IN APRIL 2007 THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AGAIN. THE DEALER FELT THE SHAKING ON THE REAR TIRE AND NOTICED NINE BROKEN SPOKES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 5,000 MILES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED MARINA SUZUKI REPLACED ENTIRE WHEEL BUT DID NOT PR…
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2007: 1 complaints · 2009: 1 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2007
1
1
1
2009
0
0
1
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2007
1
0
0
2009
1
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Electrical System
Power Train:Manual Transmission
Tires
Electrical System
—
0
0
Power Train:Manual Transmission
0
—
0
Tires
0
0
—
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Stalling or loss of power
1 mentions · 33.3% of complaints
Median mileage: 250 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10415082 · 250 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI GZ250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN FUSE IN THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES BECAUSE IT CONTINUED TO BURN OUT. THE BATTERY WAS ALSO REPLACED FIVE TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD CONSTANTLY FAIL WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.