# 2008 SUZUKI GSX-R1000 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1038049` · 2014-02-11 · Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUZUKI
- **Model:** GSX-R1000
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 7,560
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## 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
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