Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V278000

Power train: driveline

Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-05-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V278000

Power train: driveline

Component
Power train: driveline
Manufacturer
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
103
Reported to NHTSA
2014-05-23
Owners notified
2014-05-27

Defect description

Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2014 DL650A V-Strom motorcycles manufactured January 20, 2014, through January 21, 2014. In the affected vehicles, a drive chain link may not have been riveted by the supplier when being manufactured.

Safety risk

If the drive chain link was not riveted, the chain may come off, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drive chains of the affected motorcycles. For any unsold motorcycles with a drive chain link that is not riveted, Suzuki dealers will replace the non-riveted link with a drive chain joint set. For any motorcycles that have been sold to retail customers with a drive chain link that is not riveted, Suzuki dealers will replace the drive chain and the front and rear sprockets, free of charge. The recall began on May 27, 2014. Owners may contact Suzuki at 1-800-572-1490. Suzuki's number for this recall is 2A39.

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.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
SUZUKI DL650A V-Strom2014

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.