Suzuki V-Strom 650 (Dl650Aexp), V-Strom 650 (Dl650A), V-Strom 650 (Dl650Ase). Published by Transport Canada as 2012039 on 3 February 2012. System: Lights And Instruments.
What the notice says On certain motorcycles, the brake light actuating switch (operated by the handlebar-mounted brake lever) may fail. Failure of the brake lamps to illuminate when the brakes are applied may result in the following road users being unaware of the rider’s intentions, increasing the risk of a crash causing property damage …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2012039
- Recall date
- 3 February 2012
- Make
- Suzuki
- Models
- V-Strom 650 (dl650aexp), V-Strom 650 (dl650a), V-Strom 650 (dl650ase)
- Model years
- 2012
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Lights And Instruments
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 185
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain motorcycles, the brake light actuating switch (operated by the handlebar-mounted brake lever) may fail. Failure of the brake lamps to illuminate when the brakes are applied may result in the following road users being unaware of the rider’s intentions, increasing the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the front brake switch with an updated version.
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 2012039.
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.
- 2012166 · 18 May 2012 · Gsx-R1000 · Electrical
- 2012236 · 26 July 2012 · Boulevard M109r (vzr1800) · Label
- 2012278 · 13 August 2012 · Verona, Swift + · Lights And Instruments
- 2011071 · 18 February 2011 · Boulevard C109r (vlr1800t), Boulevard C50t (vl800t ), Boulevard C109 (vlr1800) · Electrical
- 2011054 · 2 February 2011 · Kingquad 750 (lt-A750x), Kingquad 450 (lt-A450x), Kingquad 500 (lt-A500x ) · Fuel System
- 2011041 · 27 January 2011 · Grand Vitara, SX4 · Engine
- 2013247 · 17 July 2013 · Gsx1300r - Hayabusa · Brakes
- 2013258 · 29 July 2013 · Gsx1250fa · Accessories
The same system: Lights And Instruments
900 notices in this register name Lights And Instruments. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2012037 · 3 February 2012 · Granturismo, Granturismo Convertible · Lights And Instruments
- 2012038 · 3 February 2012 · M1235 · Lights And Instruments
- 2012046 · 8 February 2012 · Charger · Lights And Instruments
- 2012070 · 22 February 2012 · Cayenne, Cayenne S, Cayenne E-Hybrid · Lights And Instruments
- 2012001 · 4 January 2012 · Outlander, RVR, Lancer Sportback · Lights And Instruments
- 2012108 · 23 March 2012 · Jetta · Lights And Instruments
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
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 444 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2012.
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