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NHTSA recall 00V319000

Engine and engine cooling › Engine

Suzuki GSX1300R

Reported Oct 11, 20008,511 vehicles affectedAMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.Built Jan 1, 1999 – Aug 31, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: on certain motorcycles, the spring in the cam chain tension adjuster can break. excessive slack will develop in the cam chain, allowing the chain to jump to the wrong position on the cam shaft sprockets.

The risk

Severe engine damage could occur, causing sudden engine failure.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the original cam chain tension adjuster, or the first generation recall tension adjuster, with a new oil-damped ratchet-type cam chain tension adjuster. dealers will also install a new tension adjuster oil supply hose and a new cam chain guide.

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Vehicles in this recall

Suzuki GSX1300R
19992000

Notes

Owner notification began november 3, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact suzuki at 1-714-572-1490.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).