2003 Suzuki SV1000S

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE MOTOR AND OVERFLOWING INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE LIQUID SEPARATOR BRACKET INSIDE THE FUEL TANK AND UNDERNEATH, THE SEAMS WERE SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK WAS SENT TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED WHO CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE MOTORCYCLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V013000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,071 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,245.

MY SUZUKI SV 1000S 2003 # HAS A FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE WHICH CAN RESULT IN FIRE. I FOUND OUT ON THE SUZUKI WEBSITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. I CONTACTED SUZUKI AND THEY SAID THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR CALIFORNIA MODELS AND MY BIKE IS NOT ONE OF THOSE. I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK IS A CRACK IN THE AREA WHERE THE LIQUID/ VAPOR SEPARATOR BRACKET IS WELDED INSIDE THE TANK AND THE SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM WOULD BE A TANK FUEL REPLACEMENT, JUST LIKE IT SAYS ON RECALL ID# 32059 RECALL DATE JAN/18/06. MY QUESTION IS, IF THE PROBLEM ON MY BIKE IS EXACTLY THE SAME WHY MY MOTORCYCLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAME RECALL? THANKS ! WES MORAES. *TR

I HAVE A SUZUKI SV1000S E-33 (CA VERSION) FROM THE YEAR 2003. THIS MODEL BIKE HAD A FACTORY RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. THE DEFECT WAS THAT DUE TO VIBRATION THE FUEL VAPOR SEPARATOR WELD INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WOULD CRACK, AND FUEL WOULD LEAK TO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER, CAUSING IT TO FLOOD AND DRIP FUEL. THIS REPRESENTS A FIRE HAZARD SINCE IT IS LOCATED RIGHT ABOVE THE EXHAUST. I TOOK MY BIKE TO A SUZUKI DEALER TO HAVE THE DEFECT CORRECTED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. THE BIKE NOW, WITH ITS NEW, AND IN THEORY IMPROVED, FUEL TANK IS HAVING THAT EXACT PROBLEM. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL, FUEL LEAKS OUT TO THE CANISTER AND ON TO THE EXHAUST. ALSO, ENGINE RUNS VERY RICH, AND EXCESS FUEL IN THE CYLINDERS MIGHT EVEN GET THE ENGINE TO STUCK. THIS EXCESS FUEL FIND ITS WAY TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS THIS TUBES GETS SO HOT THAT THEY START SMOKING AND MIGHT CAUSE THE BELLY COVER TO BURN. THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS NOT JUST AN ISOLATED FAILURE: I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH SAME BIKE AND EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE A RECALL LETTER FROM SUZUKI EXPRESSING THAT THIS WAS IN FACT A DEFECT ON THE BIKE'S DESIGN, BUT SUZUKI MAY NOT KNOW THAT IT IS STILL A DEFECT IN THE NEW VERSION OF THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE BIKE IN TO GET IT CHECKED. I WILL ALSO INFORM SUZUKI OF AMERICA DUE TO THE DANGER THAT THIS DEFECT REPRESENT TO ME AND ANY OTHER SUZUKI SV1000S RIDER. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE ALL AROUND THE MOTORCYCLE. THE SMELL WAS PRESENT SINCE PURCHASING THE MOTORCYCLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V013000 ON THE MOTORCYCLE REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO SEPARATE RECALL LETTERS REGARDING THIS DEFECT IN JANUARY 2006. THE DEALERSHIP STILL HAS NOT REPLACED THE TANK, BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/11/06. *JB

ON THE 2003 SUZUKI SV1000S MODELS. THE FUEL ROD INTERNAL TO THE FUEL TANK CAN BREAK AND CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO OPEN & CLOSE RAPIDLY & UNCONTROLLABLY, IN TURN, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO FALL WHILE LEANING, STALL IN TRAFFIC, SUDDENLY LEAP FORWARD FROM A STOP UPON RELEASING THE CLUTCH OR AT LOW SPEEDS IT CAN SHOOT UPWARD INTO A WHEELIE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FLIPPING THE MOTORCYCLE. IT CAN ALSO CAUSE FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE REAR CANISTERS ON TO THE TIRE & GROUND THUS CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND/OR A REAR TIRE SLIP HAZARD. *NM