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2003 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 634166 · 2007-08-13

Vehicle

Make
UNKNOWN
Model
UNKNOWN
Year
2003
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
4,700
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

COMPLETE POWER FAILURE WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE AT SPEED. DID NOT CRASH, RECOVERED FROM POWER LOSS BY HOLDING IN CLUTCH AND SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL. UPON STOPPING, NO IGNITION POWER, NO POWER TO DASH, BATTERY HAS FULL CHARGE (OVER 90%), GAS WAS FULL. UPON RECOMMENDATION, I EXAMINED IGNITION WIRING HARNESS AND NOTED THAT A FOUR-PIN CONNECTOR HAD BURNED AND MELTED, APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLES AS PER THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.SV-PORTAL.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=20730&PAGE=5&HIGHLIGHT=GREEN+CONNECTOR THIS PROBLEM IS LIFE-THREATENING, AS IT CAN OCCUR WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT FREEWAY SPEEDS! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10199400
Machine
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