1999 Suzuki Katana

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1Owner complaints

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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Mileage unknown · Jun 21, 2000

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CONSUMER COULD NOT JUST DOWNSHIFT, BUT HAD TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE TRANSMISSION TO COME TO A LOWER GEAR. CONSUMER SAID THIS WAS UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY IF OTHER VEHICLES WERE BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BECAUSE IT COULD BE HIT. SOMETIMES IT WORKED RIGHT, BUT SOMETIMES IT DIDN'T. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. …

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CONSUMER COULD NOT JUST DOWNSHIFT, BUT HAD TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE TRANSMISSION TO COME TO A LOWER GEAR. CONSUMER SAID THIS WAS UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY IF OTHER VEHICLES WERE BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BECAUSE IT COULD BE HIT. SOMETIMES IT WORKED RIGHT, BUT SOMETIMES IT DIDN'T. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. ALSO WHEN STARTING IN GEAR, THE BIKE WOULD JUMP FORWARD. *AK

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