NHTSA safety recall

Recall 08E052000

Equipment — Suzuki, Yamaha · reported 15 Aug 2008 · 10,000 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

MOTION PRO IS RECALLING 10,000 AFTERMARKET BRAKE LEVERS, MODEL NO. 14-0415, SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN MY 1999 THROUGH 2008 SUZUKI AND MY 1998 THROUGH 2003 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLES. THE LOBE HEIGHT ON SOME OF THESE LEVERS ARE SMALLER AND DO NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE THE STOMP LAMP SWITCH WHICH WILL NOT DEACTIVATE WHEN THE DRIVER RELEASES THE BRAKE LEVER. THE LEVER CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE MARKING "JY 378" AT THE BASE OF THE LEVER NEAR THE PIVOT BUSHING.

The risk

IF THIS OCCURS, THE STOP LAMP WILL REMAIN ON WHICH COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A CRASH.

The fix

MOTION PRO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MOTION PRO AT 1-877-438-7831.

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET MOTION PRO BRAKE LEVERS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON SUZUKI OR YAMAHA MOTORCYCLES.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

NHTSA campaign
08E052000
Filed by
Motion Pro, Inc.
Report received
15 Aug 2008
Owners notified
11 Sep 2008
Potentially affected
10,000

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2002 Suzuki Dl1000 2003 Suzuki Dl1000 2004 Suzuki Dl1000 2005 Suzuki Dl1000 2006 Suzuki Dl1000 2007 Suzuki Dl1000 2004 Suzuki Dl650 2005 Suzuki Dl650 2006 Suzuki Dl650 2007 Suzuki Dl650 2001 Suzuki Gsf1200s 2002 Suzuki Gsf1200s 2003 Suzuki Gsf1200s 2004 Suzuki Gsf1200s 2005 Suzuki Gsf1200s 2000 Suzuki Gsf600s 2001 Suzuki Gsf600s 2002 Suzuki Gsf600s 2003 Suzuki Gsf600s 1999 Suzuki Gsx1300r 2000 Suzuki Gsx1300r 2001 Suzuki Gsx1300r 2002 Suzuki Gsx1300r 2003 Suzuki Gsx1300r 2004 Suzuki Gsx1300r 2005 Suzuki Gsx1300r 2006 Suzuki Gsx1300r 2007 Suzuki Gsx1300r 2001 Suzuki Gsxr1000 2002 Suzuki Gsxr1000 2003 Suzuki Gsxr1000 2004 Suzuki Gsxr1000 2001 Suzuki Gsxr600 2002 Suzuki Gsxr600 2003 Suzuki Gsxr600 1999 Suzuki Gsxr750 2000 Suzuki Gsxr750 2001 Suzuki Gsxr750 2002 Suzuki Gsxr750 2003 Suzuki Gsxr750 2003 Suzuki Sv1000 2004 Suzuki Sv1000 2005 Suzuki Sv1000 2003 Suzuki Sv1000s 2004 Suzuki Sv1000s 2005 Suzuki Sv1000s 2006 Suzuki Sv1000s 2007 Suzuki Sv1000s 1999 Suzuki Sv650 2000 Suzuki Sv650 2001 Suzuki Sv650 2002 Suzuki Sv650 2003 Suzuki Sv650 1999 Suzuki Sv650s 2000 Suzuki Sv650s 2001 Suzuki Sv650s 2002 Suzuki Sv650s 2003 Suzuki Sv650s 2004 Suzuki Sv650s 2005 Suzuki Sv650s 2006 Suzuki Sv650s 2007 Suzuki Sv650s 2008 Suzuki Sv650s 1999 Suzuki Tl1000r 2000 Suzuki Tl1000r 2001 Suzuki Tl1000r 2002 Suzuki Tl1000r 2003 Suzuki Tl1000r 1998 Yamaha Yzf R1 1999 Yamaha Yzf R1 2000 Yamaha Yzf R1 2001 Yamaha Yzf R1 2002 Yamaha Yzf R1 2003 Yamaha Yzf R1

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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