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Suzuki DL650

Every Suzuki DL650 model year on file, 2004 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years182 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years152004 to 2023
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins6Summed across model years
By model year

The 2012 model year drew the most complaints, 6, 33% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0246200420062008201162013201520172023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Suzuki DL650 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
9
Powertrain
5
Brakes
3
Engine and cooling
1
Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Suzuki DL650 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Suzuki DL650 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023Not decoded0NoneNone001
2018Not decoded0NoneNone100
2017Motorcycle10.050100
2016Not decoded0NoneNone100
2015Not decoded0NoneNone100
2014Not decoded0NoneNone200
2013Motorcycle20.0100200
2012Motorcycle616.7300300
2011Motorcycle20.0100000
2009Motorcycle10.050001
2008Motorcycle1100.050000
2007Motorcycle20.0100101
2006Not decoded20.0200101
2005Not decoded0NoneNone101
2004Motorcycle10.050101
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Suzuki DL650

  • 18V-694 Oct 4, 2018
    During installation, the fuel pump O-ring may have been twisted, reducing the sealing performance and possibly resulting in a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 6,928 vehicles
  • 16V-878 Dec 6, 2016
    In the affected motorcycles, the alternator stator may have insufficient heat resistance, resulting in a short circuit of the stator wires
    Electrical system · 8,613 vehicles
  • 15V-852 Dec 18, 2015
    Contamination from component production and storage combined with manufacturing variations may result in excessive tappet and camshaft wear within…
    Engine and cooling · 6,214 vehicles
  • 12V-038 Feb 3, 2012
    Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2012 an400, an650, and dl650 scooters and motorcycles manufactured prior to december 17, 2011, because the…
    Lighting · 1,396 vehicles
  • 08E-052 Aug 15, 2008
    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…
    Equipment · 10k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.