By year
Owner complaints about Suzuki vehicles peaked at 10 in 2024
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Suzuki
The complete NHTSA record for Suzuki vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Suzuki recalls are filed by Suzuki Motor of America, part of Suzuki.
Owner complaints in the last five years2946 on file in all, across 32 models
Recall campaigns248 in five years
Severity index8.7Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations2103 service bulletins
Components
Lighting draws the most owner complaints about Suzuki vehicles, 20% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The GSX-R1000 has the most complaints of any Suzuki model
Every Suzuki model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSX-R1000 | 2015 to 2023 | 8 | 25.0 | 4 | 0 |
| V-Strom 800 | 2023 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DL800 | 2023 to 2026 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| GSX1300R | 2022 to 2025 | 3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| V-Strom 1050XT | 2020 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| GSX-S750 | 2015 to 2025 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| AN650 | 2015 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayabusa | 2023 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DL650 | 2015 to 2023 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| DR-Z400SM | 2018 to 2025 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| GSX-8R | 2024 to 2026 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 |
| GSX-S1000 | 2016 to 2025 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| VZR1800 | 2015 to 2023 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| GSX-R750 | 2023 to 2025 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| GSX-S1000GT | 2022 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 |
| GSX1300RAL8 | 2018 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M109R | 2018 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| VL1500BL | 2015 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DL1050 | 2020 to 2025 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| DL1000 | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 4 | 1 |
| UH200 | 2015 to 2022 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| AN400 | 2023 to 2025 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| DR-Z400S | 2018 to 2026 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| GSX250R | 2018 to 2023 | 0 | None | 3 | 1 |
| Burgman 200 | 2018 to 2019 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| GSX-S1000S | 2020 to 2024 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| GW250 | 2015 to 2017 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| GSX-S1000A | 2016 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| GSX-S1000FA | 2016 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| GSX1300RRQ | 2022 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| GSX250RZ | 2018 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| SFV650 | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Suzuki product
- 25V-873 Dec 17, 2025
Reservoir tank cap fixing screws may have been incorrectly tightened, allowing brake fluid to leak
Brakes · 3,003 vehicles - 25V-505 Aug 7, 2025
Upper headlight beam may be too bright and exceed the maximum light output, which may adversely affect the vision of the driver
Lighting · 1,512 vehicles - 24V-923 Dec 11, 2024
Fuel supply hose assembly may contact the fuel vapor hose assembly, causing the fuel supply hose to become damaged and leak fuel
Fuel system · 556 vehicles - 24V-769 Oct 16, 2024
Master cylinder internal rubber components may swell due to contamination from the brake fluid cap diaphragm, which can result in a blocked brake…
Brakes · 6,338 vehicles - 24V-535 Jul 17, 2024
Rear tire may crack or deform, resulting in tire tread separation
Tires · 1,688 vehicles - 24V-081 Feb 7, 2024
Drive chain may detach due to missing rivets, which can result in a loss of power to the rear wheels
Powertrain · 360 vehicles - 24V-038 Jan 23, 2024
Brake fluid pipe flare nut for the brake fluid supply line may have been tightened incorrectly and cause a brake fluid leak
Brakes · 993 vehicles - 23V-088 Feb 15, 2023
Incorrect position of the front brake master cylinder primary port could cause the port to become blocked, and result in a gap between the front…
Brakes · 2,552 vehicles - 21V-558 Jul 22, 2021
Fuel hose assembly may leak fuel
Fuel system · 270 vehicles - 21V-299 Apr 28, 2021
Speedometer assembly resistors may corrode and cause a loss of power to the wheel speed sensor, preventing the speedometer and odometer from…
Electrical system · 270 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.