Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Owners Manual: Reporting safety defects
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) in addition to notifying american suzuki motor corp.
If nhtsa receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, nhtsa cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or american suzuki motor corp.
To contact nhtsa, you may either call the auto safety hotline toll -free at 1-800-424-9393 (or 366-0123 in washington, d.C.
Area) or write to: nhtsa, u.S.
Department of transportation, washington, d.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from the hotline.
To contact american suzuki, owners in the continental united states can call toll-free 1-800- 444-5077, or write to: american • suzuki motor corporation motorcycle customer service p.O. Box 1100, brea, ca 92822-1100.
For owners outside the continental united states, please refer to the distributor's address listed on your warranty information brochure.
Emission control warranty
Suzuki motor corporation warrants
to the ultimate purchaser
and each subsequent purchaser
that this vehicle is designed, built,
and equipped so as to conform at
the time of sale with all U.S. Emi ...
Tampering with noise control system prohibited
Federal law prohibits the following
acts or the causing there of;
The removal or rendering inoperative
by any person other
than for purposes of maintenance,
repair, or replacement,
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Other materials:
Drive chain cleaning and
oiling
Clean and oil the chain as follows:
Wash the chain with kerosene.
Kerosene will lubricate and
clean the chain.
Warning
Kerosene can be hazardous .
Kerosene is flammable. Children
or pets may be harmed
from contact with kerosene.
Keep flames and smoking
mater ...
Water pump related parts inspection
Refer to “water pump disassembly and assembly” .
Mechanical seal
Visually inspect the mechanical seal for damage, with
particular attention given to the sealing face.
Replace the mechanical seal that shows indications of
leakage.
Oil seal
Visually inspect the oil seal for damage, with p ...
Cam chain guide inspection
Inspect the cam chain guide in the following procedures:
remove the cam chain guides. Refer to “cam chain guide / cam chain
tensioner removal and installation” .
Check the contacting surface of the cam chain
guides. If it is worn or damaged, replace it with a new
one.
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