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 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Engine and engine cooling5
- Electrical system3
- Suspension1
- Structure1
- Power train1
- Fuel/propulsion system1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 23 SV650 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 |
| 2000 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4 | 4 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Recalls
2 campaigns cover the SV650.
ON CERTAIN CALIFORNIA-SPECIFICATION MODEL MOTORCYCLES, REPEATED STRESS FROM VIBRATION CAN CAUSE A CRACK TO FORM IN THE AREA WHERE THE LIQUID/VAPOR SEPARATOR BRACKET IS WELDED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THIS CAN ALLOW FUEL LEAKAGE TO OCCUR.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE MOTORCYCLE CRANKCASE DESIGN ALLOWS THE CREATION OF AIR POCKETS NEAR THE OIL PUMP INLET DUE TO SLOSHING OF THE OIL IN THE CRANKCASE. IF THE OIL PUMP DRAWS AIR, INADEQUATE LUBRICATION TO THE ENGINE OCCURS, CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE AND RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.
NHTSA recalls