Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / DL1000 / 2007

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007104143 Incident Date: Apr, 22 2007
Consumer's City: TORRANCE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: DL1000 Model Year: 2007
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JS1VT53A372 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 30 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 05 2007
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Re: 2007 suzuki dl1000 v-strom 1000 motorcycle fall-over incident while stopped for a red light, i attempted to put my left foot on the pavement. the boot lace on my left boot snagged on the exposed air bleeder valve on the clutch release cylinder next to my boot and just above the gear shift lever, causing the motorcycle to fall to the pavement on its left side. i suffered injuries to my left wrist and upper left back. the motorcycle suffered a broken gear shift lever, a broken left front turn signal, and other minor scrapes and scratches. i notified american suzuki corp. in writing of what i believe to be a serious design defect, with the uncovered and unprotected air bleeder valve next to the rider's boot, and sent photos of the incident; however, bryan malyszek from american suzuki called me on 4/30/07 and disavowed any american suzuki responsibility for the incident. *tr