Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / GSX-R1000 / 2006

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116792 Incident Date: Jun, 05 2007
Consumer's City: HOLLYWOOD Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: GSX-R1000 Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:frame and members:underbody shields
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JS1GT76A662 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki gsx-r1000. while riding over a bump at 95 mph, the main frame underneath the fuel tank snapped. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to the dealer. the contact was injured. the dealer inspected the vehicle and stated that the failure was due to driver error and not a manufacturer defect. the contact, however, believes it was due to a manufacturer defect. the powertrain was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 9,000.