NHTSA vehicle safety data

2003 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Recalls & Complaints

The 2003 Suzuki GSX-R1000 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Suzuki dealer.

Includes campaigns NHTSA files under the spelling "GSXR1000".

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2003 Suzuki GSX-R1000. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2003 Suzuki GSX-R1000 owner complaints

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2003 Suzuki GSX-R1000, describing incidents dated July 14, 2004 to October 7, 2004.

Most-cited components

Service Brakes 1 complaint
Structure 1 complaint

Of the 2 complaints on file, 1 reports a crash; across both complaints, owners report 1 injury (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10096909 · Filed October 14, 2004
WHILE CHANGING THE AIR FILTER, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRAME ON THE BIKE WAS CRACKED AT THE FRONT WHEEL. *JB
ODI #10081147 · Filed July 15, 2004
DURING MODERATE BRAKING, THE BIKE EXPERIENCES A SHUDDER CAUSING WHEEL LOCKUP. BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED, AND THE 2004 DESIGN WAS MODIFIED FOR THIS REASON...WORKING WITH DEALER TO RESOLVE ISSUE. *LA

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AFTERMARKET BRAKE LEVERS

NHTSA #08E052000 · Equipment · NHTSA notice

Reported August 15, 2008 · MOTION PRO, INC.

Potentially affected: 10,000 vehicles

Owners notified September 11, 2008

Defect description

MOTION PRO IS RECALLING 10,000 AFTERMARKET BRAKE LEVERS, MODEL NO. 14-0415, SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN MY 1999 THROUGH 2008 SUZUKI AND MY 1998 THROUGH 2003 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLES. THE LOBE HEIGHT ON SOME OF THESE LEVERS ARE SMALLER AND DO NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE THE STOMP LAMP SWITCH WHICH WILL NOT DEACTIVATE WHEN THE DRIVER RELEASES THE BRAKE LEVER. THE LEVER CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE MARKING "JY 378" AT THE BASE OF THE LEVER NEAR THE PIVOT BUSHING.

Safety consequence

IF THIS OCCURS, THE STOP LAMP WILL REMAIN ON WHICH COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

MOTION PRO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MOTION PRO AT 1-877-438-7831.

Notes

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET MOTION PRO BRAKE LEVERS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON SUZUKI OR YAMAHA MOTORCYCLES.CUSTOMERS MAY 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.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2003 Suzuki GSX-R1000. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

2 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2003 Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Structure

ODI #10096909

Incident: October 7, 2004 · Filed: October 14, 2004

WHILE CHANGING THE AIR FILTER, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRAME ON THE BIKE WAS CRACKED AT THE FRONT WHEEL. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ODI #10081147

Crash 1 injury

Incident: July 14, 2004 · Filed: July 15, 2004

DURING MODERATE BRAKING, THE BIKE EXPERIENCES A SHUDDER CAUSING WHEEL LOCKUP. BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED, AND THE 2004 DESIGN WAS MODIFIED FOR THIS REASON...WORKING WITH DEALER TO RESOLVE ISSUE. *LA

Other Suzuki GSX-R1000 model years

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