NHTSA vehicle safety data

2005 Suzuki GSX-R750 Recalls & Complaints

The 2005 Suzuki GSX-R750 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 4 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Suzuki dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2005 Suzuki GSX-R750. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2005 Suzuki GSX-R750 owner complaints

Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Suzuki GSX-R750, describing incidents dated March 8, 2005 to January 14, 2010.

Most-cited components

Structure 2 complaints
Equipment 1 complaint
Fuel/Propulsion System 1 complaint

Of the 4 complaints on file, 4 report a crash; across all 4 complaints, owners report 2 injuries and 1 death (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10399255 · Filed May 5, 2011
MY SON WAS KILLED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ON JANUARY 14, 2010 ON HIS 2005 SUZUKI GSX-R750. *TR
ODI #10281781 · Filed August 26, 2009
I OWN A 2005 SUZUKI GSX-R 750CC SPORTBIKE MOTORCYCLE AND IM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A C28 ERROR WHICH IS A FAULTY THROTTLE VALVE ACTUATOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY 04-05 SUZUKI GSX-R OWNERS. THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY MUST…
ODI #10196394 · Filed July 15, 2007
I WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH I ONLY HAD FOR 10 DAYS AND GAVE IT SOME GAS AND THE FRONT END CAME UP THAN DOWN, NOTHING MAJOR THAN A FEW SECONDS LATER THE FRONT END JUST DOVE INTO THE GROUND. IT WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 - 30 MPH ON A PRIVATE ROAD AS THE SPEED LIMIT WAS IS. THE MOTORCYCLE HAD…

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Soft Front Brake/Increased Stopping Distance

NHTSA #13V449000 · Service Brakes · NHTSA notice

Reported October 18, 2013 · Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.

Potentially affected: 208,966 vehicles

Repair completion: 34.16% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Suzuki campaign 2A (31-36) · Owners notified November 18, 2013 · Vehicles built September 1, 2004 – November 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2004-2013 GSX-R600 and GSX-R750, and model year 2005-2013 GSX-R1000 motorcycles. In combination with older brake fluid, corrosion of the brake piston inside of the front brake master cylinder generates gas that may result in a reduction of fluid pressure transmission to the front brake.

Safety consequence

As a result, front braking power may be reduced increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2013. Owners may contact Suzuki at 1-800-572-1490. Suzuki's campaign numbers for this recall are: 2A (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36).

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2005 Suzuki GSX-R750. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

4 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2005 Suzuki GSX-R750.

Equipment

ODI #10399255

Crash 1 death

Incident: January 14, 2010 · Filed: May 5, 2011

MY SON WAS KILLED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ON JANUARY 14, 2010 ON HIS 2005 SUZUKI GSX-R750. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline

ODI #10281781

Crash

Incident: August 25, 2009 · Filed: August 26, 2009

I OWN A 2005 SUZUKI GSX-R 750CC SPORTBIKE MOTORCYCLE AND IM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A C28 ERROR WHICH IS A FAULTY THROTTLE VALVE ACTUATOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY 04-05 SUZUKI GSX-R OWNERS. THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY MUST BE REPLACED FOR WHAT MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE ACTUATOR. SOMEHOW THE SOLDERING POINTS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD BECOME LOOSE OR COME APART DUE TO VIBRATION. THIS PART IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM OF THE MOTORCYCLE, AND SUPPOSEDLY IS COVERED UNDER SUZUKIS 5-10 YEAR OR 18,000MILE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. HOWEVER SUZUKI DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS PART TO BE A MASS PROBLEM OR AN ISSUE WITH THEIR DESIGN. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE MANY RIDERS DO HAVE THIS ISSUE AND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS TO BECOME STRANDED OR WORSE FOR HAZARDOUS FUEL LEAKAGE TO OCCUR. WE NEED A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE FOR THESE MOTORCYCLES. *TR

Structure

ODI #10196394

Crash 1 injury

Incident: March 8, 2005 · Filed: July 15, 2007

I WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH I ONLY HAD FOR 10 DAYS AND GAVE IT SOME GAS AND THE FRONT END CAME UP THAN DOWN, NOTHING MAJOR THAN A FEW SECONDS LATER THE FRONT END JUST DOVE INTO THE GROUND. IT WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 - 30 MPH ON A PRIVATE ROAD AS THE SPEED LIMIT WAS IS. THE MOTORCYCLE HAD FRAME SLIDERS TO PROTECT IT IN EVENT OF A CRASH, BUT AFTER THE CRASH I GOT UP TO PICK UP THE MOTORCYCLE AND THE 2 WELDS ON THE NECK OF THE FRAME SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE COMPLETELY. I CONTACTED SUZUKI , AND THEY SENT A REPRESENTATIVE, WHO HAD RACED AND SAID HE'D NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE HAPPENING SO HE SENT A REPORT TO SUZUKI HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY CONTACTED ME AND WERE NOT NICE . THEN, I HAD A CERTIFIED WELD INSPECTOR DO AN VISUAL EVALUATION AND HIS REPORT STATED THAT VISUAL INSPECTION OF WELDS REVEALED LACK OF FUSION WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED WELD FAILURE. AND HE SAID THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DROP THE MOTORCYCLE FROM 4 STORIES AND THE WELDS SHOULD NOT BREAK, THE MOTORCYCLE MAYBE, BUT THE WELDS SHOULD NEVER BREAK AND CERTAINLY NOT SPLIT. ALL THAT BROKE ON THE OTHER THAN THAT WAS ONE TURN SIGNAL, WHICH WAS PLASTIC. IT WAS THE ONLY OTHER DAMAGE, THE MOTORCYCLE STILL STARTS AND RUNS, BUT 2 SPLIT WELDS ON BOTH SIDES, LEFT AND RIGHT, BUT THE MOTORCYCLE ONLY FELL ON THE RIGHT SIDE.*AK

Structure

ODI #10173798

Crash 1 injury

Incident: March 8, 2005 · Filed: November 18, 2006

I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE (2005 SUZUKI GSX-R750) AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR AND I CRASHED. IT WAS UNEXPECTED THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE ROAD, I WAS JUST RIDING AND NEXT THING I KNOW I'M ROLLING OVER. I GOT UP AND WENT OVER TO MY BIKE AND NOTICED THE TWO WELDS HAD CRACKED AND BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRAME, WHICH WAS ODD BECAUSE THE BIKE JUST SLID ON MY FRAME SLIDERS I HAD INSTALLED WHICH ARE JUST SOFT PLASTIC. THE DAMAGE TO THE BIKE WAS QUITE MINIMAL, MY MIRROR, BRAKE LEVER, BAR END, BRAKE PEDAL, FOOT PEG AND MUFFLER WERE ALL STILL INTACT, BUT BOTH SIDES OR MY FRAME HAD SPLIT RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN THE 2 WELDS. I HAD A CERTIFIED WELD INSPECTOR COME LOOK AT THE BIKE AND HIS REPORT STATED " VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE SAID WELD REVEALS LACK OF FUSION WHICH MY HAVE CAUSED WELD FAILURE" SO I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER AND THEIR HEAD MECHANIC TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO SUZUKI AND A SUZUKI REPRESENTATIVE FLEW UP FROM CALIFORNIA AND MET WITH US AND SAW THE BIKE AND SAID THAT THE BREAK SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ANT THAT A 100 MPH CRASH SHOULDN'T EVEN DO THIS, SO HE SUBMITTED A REPORT TO SUZUKI AND STATED THAT WE SHOULD HEAR FROM A MAN NAMED " BRENT ROSS IN 4-5 DAYS, O I WAITED AND GOT NOTHING SO I CALLED THEIR CONSUMER DEPARTMENT AND TRACKED HI DOWN AND WAS TOLD THAT BASICALLY THAT I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND THAT SUZUKI HAS MANY ATTORNEYS. I HAVE AN ATTORNEY AND ARE LOOKING FOR A LAB THAT CAN PERFORM A RADIOLOGY OR X-RAY OR METALLURGICAL EXAM AND SAY WHETHER THE WELDS ARE FAULTY OR NOT. THE MOTORCYCLE IN QUESTION HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED AND IS SITTING IN A WAREHOUSE AT MY WORK UN REPAIRED AND IN IT'S SAME CONDITION ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT. *JB

Other Suzuki GSX-R750 model years

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