Year · Make · Model

1998 Suzuki VL1500

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

Consumer complaints

2 filed

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries reported

0

Fatalities reported

What people complain about

Fuel SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
1
Power TRAIN:MANUAL Transmission
1

Recalls

1 campaign

06V025000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2006-01-30

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, STRESS AROUND THE RIGHT FRONT FUEL TANK MOUNTING POINT CAN CAUSE HAIRLINE FATIGUE CRACKS TO FORM. THIS CAN RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK.

RiskIN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FUEL LEAK CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK AND INSTALL IMPROVED CUSHIONS THAT MOUNT AND SUPPORT THE FUEL TANK. ANY FUEL TANKS THAT ARE FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK WILL BE REPLACED. IF A TANK IS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK AND A REPLACEMENT TANK IS NOT AVAILABLE, FUEL TANK SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED TO THE TANK AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. WHEN THE REPLACEMENT TANK BECOMES AVAILABLE, THE OWNER WILL BE CONTACTED AND A REPLACEMENT TANK WILL BE INSTALLED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-714-572-1490.

NHTSA investigations

1 action

PE05031·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2005-06-15 → 2006-02-01

FUEL LEAK

Led to recall06V025000