NHTSA campaign 07V515000 · Manufacturer campaign 2099 & 2A01
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Recall 07V-515: FMVSS 108/REFLEX REFLECTORS
NHTSA recall 07V515000 (Manufacturer campaign 2099 & 2A01) was reported by AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. on November 5, 2007, with 28,221 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Suzuki GZ250 and Suzuki GS500 for model years 2002–2007. Owners were notified on November 16, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V515000 (also written 07V-515 or 07V515)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 2099 & 2A01
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 28,221 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V515000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Suzuki
Suzuki GS500
Suzuki GZ250
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 1, 2001 – May 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 1, 2002 – February 28, 2003 (per NHTSA)
- 2004 · Vehicles built November 1, 2003 – May 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
- 2005 · Vehicles built November 1, 2004 – April 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – February 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built June 1, 2006 – April 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V515000.
Defect description
THE REAR REFLEX REFLECTOR ON AFFECTED GS500 MOTORCYCLES AND THE REAR AND SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS ON AFFECTED GZ250 MOTORCYCLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.' THE REFLEX REFLECTORS HAVE A REFLECTED LIGHT OUTPUT AT SOME MEASUREMENT ANGLES THAT IS LESS THAN THE MINIMUM OUTPUT REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
Safety consequence
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A MOTORIST'S NOT NOTICING THE MOTORCYCLE IN DARKNESS, WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE NON-COMPLYING REFLEX REFLECTORS WITH COMPLYING REFLECTORS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 16, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-800-255-2550.
Notes
SUZUKI RECALL NOS. 2099 (GS500) AND 2A01 (GZ250).CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V515000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.