Suzuki VL800Years to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 31 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Suzuki VL800.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Suzuki VL800 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 VL800 median. Tap a year for its full report.
'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2009Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall2008Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2007Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2006Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall2005Not rated–/1009 complaints · 1 recall2004Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system
Most common Suzuki VL800 problems
All model years combined: 31 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
11Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury
5Wheels
4Fuel system, gasoline1 crash/fire/injury
3Power train2 crash/fire/injury
2Suspension
2Exterior lighting
1Engine
1Seats
1Structure
22 other systems
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 11 | 2 |
| Wheels | 5 | 0 |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 4 | 1 |
| Power train | 3 | 2 |
| Suspension | 2 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 2 | 0 |
| Engine | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 1 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| 2 other systems | 2 | 0 |
2 recalls
Suzuki VL800 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.