Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 GSX-R600 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 GSX-R600 | 44 | 1 |
| 2006 GSX-R600 | 38 | 1 |
| 2005 GSX-R600 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Electrical system35
- Fuel system, gasoline20
- Engine and engine cooling12
- Service brakes9
- Fuel system, other9
- Vehicle speed control7
- Structure6
- Power train4
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 413 GSX-R600 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 402 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 17 | 15 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 |
| 2008 | 50 | 50 |
| 2007 | 103 | 100 |
| 2006 | 76 | 73 |
| 2005 | 46 | 45 |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 7 | 6 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
EU safety alerts
Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the GSX-R600 in 2 alerts. European versions can differ from the North American car.
The regulator/rectifier may overheat and fail to charge the battery. Consequently, the battery may not be sufficiently charged and the engine may stall.
Corrosion in the brake system may generate gas which may not be adequately purged from the master cylinder.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0
Recalls
4 campaigns cover the GSX-R600.
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 AN400, AN400A, DL1000, GSX1300R, 2008-2009 GSF1250S and GSF1250SA, 2008 GSX1300BK and GSX1300BKA, 2008-2010 GSX650F, GSX-R600, GSX-R750, VLR1800, VLR1800T, and 2009-2010 SFV650 and VZ1500 motorcycles. Due to a problem with the circuit board for the regulator/rectifier power module, the motorcycle may not sufficiently charge the battery and the motorcycle may stall.
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.
SUZUKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2009, EQUIPPED WITH REGULATOR/RECTIFIER ASSEMBLIES, SUZUKI PART NUMBERS 32800-41F11, 32800-15H10, 32800-05H11, 32800-41G10, 32800-15H00, 32800-18H00, 32800-05G10, 32800-10G10, 32800-05H20, OR 32800-06G01. SOME REGULATOR/RECTIFIER ASSEMBLIES WERE PRODUCED WITH INSUFFICIENT ADHESION BETWEEN THE POWER MODULE (CIRCUIT BOARD) AND THE RECTIFIER CASE THAT CONTAINS A HEAT SINK TO DISSIPATE HEAT. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ADHESION, HEAT GENERATED ON THE POWER MODULE CIRCUIT BOARD CAN CAUSE THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO DEFORM, AND LIFT OF THE CASE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE GASKET BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTING PLATE CAN LOSE ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE A TIGHT SEAL, ALLOWING FUEL TO DRIP FROM THE GASKET.
NHTSA recalls