NHTSA recall campaign

08E052000

ManufacturerMOTION PRO, INC.Reported2008-08-15Affected10,000 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

MOTION PRO IS RECALLING 10,000 AFTERMARKET BRAKE LEVERS, MODEL NO. 14-0415, SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN MY 1999 THROUGH 2008 SUZUKI AND MY 1998 THROUGH 2003 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLES. THE LOBE HEIGHT ON SOME OF THESE LEVERS ARE SMALLER AND DO NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE THE STOMP LAMP SWITCH WHICH WILL NOT DEACTIVATE WHEN THE DRIVER RELEASES THE BRAKE LEVER. THE LEVER CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE MARKING "JY 378" AT THE BASE OF THE LEVER NEAR THE PIVOT BUSHING.

Risk

IF THIS OCCURS, THE STOP LAMP WILL REMAIN ON WHICH COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

MOTION PRO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MOTION PRO AT 1-877-438-7831.

To check whether your specific VIN is covered and to find a participating dealer, look this campaign up on NHTSA.gov →

Affected vehicles

74 entries

Suzuki
- DL10002002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
- DL6502004 2005 2006 2007
- GSF1200S2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
- GSF600S2000 2001 2002 2003
- GSX1300R1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
- GSXR10002001 2002 2003 2004
- GSXR6002001 2002 2003
- GSXR7501999 2000 2001 2002 2003
- SV10002003 2004 2005
- SV1000S2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
- SV6501999 2000 2001 2002 2003
- SV650S1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
- TL1000R1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Yamaha
- YZF R11998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003