Consumer Complaint Detail

UNKNOWN / UNKNOWN / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007115280 Incident Date: Aug, 11 2007
Consumer's City: STATEN ISLAND Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Model Name: UNKNOWN Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JS1VT54A332 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 12 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Complete power failure while riding motorcycle at speed. did not crash, recovered from power loss by holding in clutch and shifting to neutral. upon stopping, no ignition power, no power to dash, battery has full charge (over 90%), gas was full. upon recommendation, i examined ignition wiring harness and noted that a four-pin connector had burned and melted, apparently a common problem with 2003 suzuki sv1000s motorcycles as per this website: http://www.sv-portal.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20730&page=5&highlight=green+connector this problem is life-threatening, as it can occur while vehicle is in motion at freeway speeds! *tr