Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003216778 Incident Date: Jun, 05 2003
Consumer's City: MILL VALLEY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JS1VT53A922 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 05 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle exhibits extreme noise and vibration from clutch area. visual inspection shows clucth basket assembly to be extremely sloppy in fit. other owners (reference: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vstrom2/database?method=reportrows&tbl=4) report clutch basket replacement under warranty resolves similar complaints. but manufacturer is replacing problem part with identical unit. i believe they need to be 'urged' to redesign part properly, and retrofit all affected vehicles.*ak