NHTSA Record Id: 7636 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUZUKI |
Recalled Component Id: 000011855000094143000000128 |
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Model Name: GSX1300R |
Model Year: 2000 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V319000 |
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Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 31 2000 |
Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 8511 |
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 03 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Suzuki Motor USA, LLC |
Report Received Date: Oct, 11 2000 |
Record Creation date : Oct, 26 2000 |
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Defect Summary : Vehicle description: on certain motorcycles, the spring in the cam chain tension adjuster can break. excessive slack will develop in the cam chain, allowing the chain to jump to the wrong position on the cam shaft sprockets. |
Consequence Summary: Severe engine damage could occur, causing sudden engine failure. |
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the original cam chain tension adjuster, or the first generation recall tension adjuster, with a new oil-damped ratchet-type cam chain tension adjuster. dealers will also install a new tension adjuster oil supply hose and a new cam chain guide. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began november 3, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact suzuki at 1-714-572-1490.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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