Suzuki Gsx1300R. Published by Transport Canada as 2008195 on 4 June 2008. System: Electrical.
What the notice says On certain motorcycles, improper routing of the wiring harness can cause the harness to flex rather than slide when the handlebar is moved. Repeated side-to-side movement of the handlebar, and flexing of the wiring harness, can eventually cause damage to the ignition switch lead wires. This could result in …
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Suzuki GSX1300R in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2008195
- Recall date
- 4 June 2008
- Make
- Suzuki
- Models
- Gsx1300r
- Model years
- 2008
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 336
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain motorcycles, improper routing of the wiring harness can cause the harness to flex rather than slide when the handlebar is moved. Repeated side-to-side movement of the handlebar, and flexing of the wiring harness, can eventually cause damage to the ignition switch lead wires. This could result in intermittent or complete loss of electrical power, which can cause a loss of lighting and/or stalling of the engine. Unexpected loss of lighting and/or engine stalling could, under certain conditions, cause a vehicle crash resulting in personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will replace the lower portion of the ignition switch (which contains the ignition switch lead wires) and ensure that the harness is routed properly.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2008195.
Suzuki elsewhere in this register
Suzuki is named on 132 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2008457 · 23 December 2008 · Equator · Airbag
- 2007391 · 6 December 2007 · Grand Vitara · Other
- 2007361 · 7 November 2007 · Marauder (gz250), GS500/F · Lights And Instruments
- 2009017 · 19 January 2009 · Gsx-R1000 · Structure
- 2007283 · 4 September 2007 · Swift + · Engine
- 2007266 · 15 August 2007 · Gsx-R1000 · Engine
- 2007233 · 12 July 2007 · Aerio · Powertrain
- 2007106 · 2 April 2007 · Boulevard M109r (vzr1800) · Fuel System
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2008204 · 9 June 2008 · Journey · Electrical
- 2008221 · 24 June 2008 · Titan, Armada, QX56 · Electrical
- 2008224 · 26 June 2008 · D61lf, D61lfr, D40lfr · Electrical
- 2008227 · 26 June 2008 · T660 · Electrical
- 2008232 · 2 July 2008 · Designer Fifth Wheel Trailer, Recon Fifth Wheel Trailer, Jay Feather Exp Travel Trailer · Electrical
- 2008128 · 16 April 2008 · Simba, Lapalma Diesel, Monarch · Electrical
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Suzuki: 132 in the register, and 458 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2008.
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