Consumer Complaint Detail

SUZUKI / KATANA / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999117058 Incident Date: Apr, 30 1999
Consumer's City: ATHENS Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Model Name: KATANA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JS1GN79A1X2 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 20 2000 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer could not just downshift, but had to engage and disengage transmission to come to a lower gear. consumer said this was unsafe, especially if other vehicles were behind consumer's vehicle because it could be hit. sometimes it worked right, but sometimes it didn't. took vehicle to dealer ,and they said it was normal. also when starting in gear, the bike would jump forward. *ak