Suzuki DR-Z400smYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Suzuki DR-Z400sm.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints3Top: Air bags Safety recalls22007–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Suzuki DR-Z400sm years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the DR-Z400sm median. Tap a year for its full report.

1 1 0 1 0

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Suzuki DR-Z400sm problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

1Air bags

1Electronic stability control (ESC)

1Engine

1Fuel system, other

1Visibility/wiper

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Air bags	1	0
Electronic stability control (ESC)	1	0
Engine	1	0
Fuel system, other	1	0
Visibility/wiper	1	0

2 recalls

Suzuki DR-Z400sm recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Service brakes, hydraulic: critical fasteners25V-873 · 2025 · Dec 17, 2025 · 3,003 vehicles Exterior lighting: brake lights18V-441 · 2018 · Jun 29, 2018 · 191 vehicles