2000 Suzuki GSX1300R recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: on certain motorcycles, the spring in the cam chain tension adjuster CAN break. Excessive slack will develop in the cam chain, allowing the chain to jump to the wrong position on the cam shaft sprockets.
💥 The risk
Severe engine damage could occur, causing sudden engine failure.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the original cam chain tension adjuster, or the first generation recall tension adjuster, with a new oil-damped ratchet-type cam chain tension adjuster. Dealers will also install a new tension adjuster oil supply hose and a new cam chain guide.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V319000
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 8,511
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 3, 2000
- Built
- Jan 1, 1999 – Aug 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began november 3, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact suzuki at 1-714-572-1490.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).