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,
...
Other materials:
Camshaft inspection
Refer to “engine top side disassembly” .
Refer to “engine top side assembly” .
Camshaft identification
The exhaust camshaft has the embossed letters “ex”
and the intake camshaft has the embossed letters “in”.
Cam wear
Check the camshaft for wear or damage.
Measure the cam height “a” w ...
Starter button inspection
Inspect the starter button in the following procedures:
remove the air cleaner box. Refer to “air cleaner box removal and
installation” in section 1d .
Disconnect the right handlebar switch coupler (1).
Inspect the starter button for continuity with the
tester.
If ...
Cooling circuit inspection
Do not open the radiator cap when the
engine is hot, as you may be injured by
escaping hot liquid or vapor.
When removing the radiator cap tester, put
a rag on the filler to prevent the engine
coolant from spraying out.
Inspect the cooling ...