Suzuki VL1500Years to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 42 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Suzuki VL1500.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Suzuki VL1500 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 VL1500 median. Tap a year for its full report.
'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
2008Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2007Not rated–/1009 complaints · 0 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2005Not rated–/10013 complaints · 1 recall2004Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall2003Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2002Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2001Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall1999Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall1998Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system
Most common Suzuki VL1500 problems
All model years combined: 42 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
13Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury
13Fuel system, gasoline1 crash/fire/injury
6Steering
4Suspension
3Engine
3Structure1 crash/fire/injury
2Service brakes, hydraulic
2Vehicle speed control
1Fuel system, other
33 other systems
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 13 | 1 |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 13 | 1 |
| Steering | 6 | 0 |
| Suspension | 4 | 0 |
| Engine | 3 | 0 |
| Structure | 3 | 1 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 2 | 1 |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel system, other | 1 | 0 |
| 3 other systems | 3 | 0 |
1 recall
Suzuki VL1500 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
1 investigation
NHTSA investigations of the VL1500
- FUEL LEAKLed to recall 06V-025