The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, EACH TIME THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) PRE-SETS THE POSITION OF THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL (ISC) VALVE FOR SUBSEQUENT ENGINE STARTING BY OPENING THE VALVE COMPLETELY AND THEN CLOSING IT TO A START-UP POSITION.
The risk
DUE TO IMPROPER SHAPE OF THE INTERNAL MECHANISM THAT MOVES THE ISC VALVE, THE VALVE MAY REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION INSTEAD OF MOVING TO THE CORRECT START-UP POSITION. THIS CAN RESULT IN NO-LOAD ENGINE IDLE SPEEDS AS HIGH AS 5000 RPM THE NEXT TIME THE ENGINE IS STARTED. IF THE RIDER CHOOSES TO OPERATE THE MOTORCYCLE IN THIS CONDITION, THE RIDER MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY OPERATING THE MOTORCYCLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ISC VALVE WITH AN IMPROVED PART, AND WILL ALSO REPLACE THE ECM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUZUKI AT 1-714-572-1490.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 2007 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 2007 | 24 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2007
9 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the vehicle speed control; AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. filed 75 campaigns in all.
| 07V581000 14 Dec 2007 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 07V488000 17 Oct 2007 | NATIONAL RV, INC. |
| 07V347000 7 Aug 2007 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
| 07V336000 3 Aug 2007 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 07V147000 2 Apr 2007 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 07V078000 6 Mar 2007 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 07V048000 12 Feb 2007 | SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS |
| 07V030000 1 Feb 2007 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007