← NHTSA complaints

2008 SUZUKI GSX-R1000 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1038049 · 2014-02-11

Vehicle

Make
SUZUKI
Model
GSX-R1000
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
7,560
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

SUZUKI DEALERSHIP PERFORMED 2A34 FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RECALL ON MY MOTORCYCLE. PICKED UP MOTORCYCLE FROM DEALERSHIP AND GOT ONTO FREEWAY TO GO HOME. WITHIN 2 MILES, THE BIKE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND THEN, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I WAS THROWN FROM MOTORCYCLE AND ROLLED DOWN THE FREEWAY; THE MOTORCYCLE SLID/SPUN DOWN FREEWAY FURTHER. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT IN REPLACING THE PLUNGER FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS THE ISSUE. THE AFTERMARKET LEVERS INSTALLED ON THE MOTORCYCLE REQUIRE A SHORTER PLUNGER AND WHEN THE STOCK/OEM PLUNGER WAS INSTALLED, THE BRAKES WERE AT THAT POINT INOPERATIVE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME, AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND TRAINING HAS OCCURRED. I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND WAS ALLOWED TO PICK UP BIKE WITH INSTALLED DEFECT, UNBEKNOWNST TO ME. I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THIS OVERSIGHT/MISTAKE DID NOT KILL ME. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10563920
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown