Reported: 2011-02-23 (February 23, 2011) · Model years: 2009, 2010
SUZUKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2009, EQUIPPED WITH REGULATOR/RECTIFIER ASSEMBLIES, SUZUKI PART NUMBERS 32800-41F11, 32800-15H10, 32800-05H11, 32800-41G10, 32800-15H00, 32800-18H00, 32800-05G10, 32800-10G10, 32800-05H20, OR 32800-06G01. SOME REGULATOR/RECTIFIER ASSEMBLIES WERE PRODUCED WITH INSUFFICIENT ADHESION BETWEEN THE POWER MODULE (CIRCUIT BOARD) AND THE RECTIFIER CASE THAT CONTAINS A HEAT SINK TO DISSIPATE HEAT. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ADHESION, HEAT GENERATED ON THE POWER MODULE CIRCUIT BOARD CAN CAUSE THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO DEFORM, AND LIFT OF THE CASE.
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAUSES EXCESSIVE HEAT ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND UNCONTROLLED ELECTRIC CURRENT OUTPUT, WHICH CAN RESULT IN INSUFFICIENT CHARGING CURRENT BEING PROVIDED TO THE MOTORCYCLE BATTERY. THIS CAN CAUSE DISCHARGE OF THE BATTERY AND CAN LEAD TO ENGINE STALLING AND/OR A NO-START CONDITION. ENGINE STALLING WHILE RIDING CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: SUZUKI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND SUZUKI DISTRIBUTORS WILL REPLACE THE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER WITH AN IMPROVED PART FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-714-572-1490.
Reported: 2016-01-19 (January 19, 2016) · Model years: 2009, 2010
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 AN400, AN400A, DL1000, GSX1300R, 2008-2009 GSF1250S and GSF1250SA, 2008 GSX1300BK and GSX1300BKA, 2008-2010 GSX650F, GSX-R600, GSX-R750, VLR1800, VLR1800T, and 2009-2010 SFV650 and VZ1500 motorcycles. Due to a problem with the circuit board for the regulator/rectifier power module, the motorcycle may not sufficiently charge the battery and the motorcycle may stall.
Consequence: If the engine stalls while riding, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy: Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the regulator/rectifier, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 4, 2016. Owners may contact Suzuki customer service at 1-800-444-5077. Suzuki's number for this recall is 2A56 to 2A64.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
4 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
100.0%Usable mileage4 / 4 records
100.0%Valid incident date4 / 4 records
100.0%Valid filing date4 / 4 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates4 / 4 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
2009
2010
2013
Electrical System
150.0%ODI 10395145 · 15,000 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI VZ 1500 MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V108000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/ GENERATOR/ REGULATOR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
VIN [XXX]: MY 2013 SUZUKI VZ1500 ENGINE STALLS WHILE RIDING IN MOTION, WHILE DRIVING. ROADS ARE WELL PAVED. WEATHER IS OPTIMAL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE UNDER SUZUKI'S RECALL NUMBER 2A56 TO 2A64. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO MODEL YEARS 2009 AND UP, FREQUENTLY. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MODEL YEARS THROUGH AT LEAST 2016. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI VZ1500 MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE MOTORCYCLE AND FOUND THAT THE REGULATOR FAILED, WHICH PREVENTED THE BATTERY FROM CHARGING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500.
NOW ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS THE BIKE UPON ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC WILL DROP ABOUT 20-30 MPH WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS INITIALLY OCCURRED AFTER ABOUT 2000 MILES, SINCE THEN MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES WITHOUT THE DEALER BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. FILED PROBLEM WITH SUZUKI ON 08/14/17 FOR ATTEMPTED FURTHER RESOLUTION WITH THEM. HAVE DISCONTINUED RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE SEVERE POSSIBILITY OF BEING INJURED OR KILLED BY VEHICLES BEHIND ME WHEN THIS OCCURS.
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
11,656 mi
2 (sparse)
ODI 10395145 · 15,000 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI VZ 1500 MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V108000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/ GENERATOR/ REGULATOR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
VIN [XXX]: MY 2013 SUZUKI VZ1500 ENGINE STALLS WHILE RIDING IN MOTION, WHILE DRIVING. ROADS ARE WELL PAVED. WEATHER IS OPTIMAL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE UNDER SUZUKI'S RECALL NUMBER 2A56 TO 2A64. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO MODEL YEARS 2009 AND UP, FREQUENTLY. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MODEL YEARS THROUGH AT LEAST 2016. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI VZ1500 MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE MOTORCYCLE AND FOUND THAT THE REGULATOR FAILED, WHICH PREVENTED THE BATTERY FROM CHARGING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500.
NOW ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS THE BIKE UPON ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC WILL DROP ABOUT 20-30 MPH WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS INITIALLY OCCURRED AFTER ABOUT 2000 MILES, SINCE THEN MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES WITHOUT THE DEALER BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. FILED PROBLEM WITH SUZUKI ON 08/14/17 FOR ATTEMPTED FURTHER RESOLUTION WITH THEM. HAVE DISCONTINUED RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE SEVERE POSSIBILITY OF BEING INJURED OR KILLED BY VEHICLES BEHIND ME WHEN THIS OCCURS.
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.
2010: 0 complaints · 2013: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2010
0
0
0
2013
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2010
0
0
0
2013
2
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
Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Fuel/Propulsion System
Electrical System
—
0
0
Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator
0
—
0
Fuel/Propulsion System
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
2 mentions · 50.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 11,906 mi (2 usable records).
ODI 10626530 · 15,500 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUZUKI VZ1500 MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE MOTORCYCLE AND FOUND THAT THE REGULATOR FAILED, WHICH PREVENTED THE BATTERY FROM CHARGING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500.
VIN [XXX]: MY 2013 SUZUKI VZ1500 ENGINE STALLS WHILE RIDING IN MOTION, WHILE DRIVING. ROADS ARE WELL PAVED. WEATHER IS OPTIMAL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE UNDER SUZUKI'S RECALL NUMBER 2A56 TO 2A64. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO MODEL YEARS 2009 AND UP, FREQUENTLY. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MODEL YEARS THROUGH AT LEAST 2016. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR