NHTSA Complaint #10419925 — 2007 SUZUKI VL1500

THE SAME REGULATOR/RECTIFIER MODEL USED IN OUR C90S BIKES, IS SUBJECT TO RECALL WHEN INSTALLED IN OTHER SUZUKI MODELS, BUT NOT ON OUR C90S. WE ALL KNOW, THE C90 REGULATOR IS FAILURE PRONE, NOTABLY DUE TO ITS EXPOSURE TO EXTREME HEAT IN THE REAR GENERATOR COVER, BUT ALSO DUE TO ITS DESIGN. AS A RESULT IT CAN FAIL RESULTING IN SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE STATOR, AND STALLING OF THE BIKE ON THE HIGHWAY. THESE ARE THE EXACT SAME REASONS THE SAME REGULATOR HAS BEEN RECALLED IN VIRTUALLY EVERY OTHER MODEL IT IS USED IN. IN OTHER BIKE MODELS, THE REGULATOR HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO A NHTSA FEDERALLY MANDATED RECALL. THE RECALL IS BELOW, BUT NOTE WE USE R/R PART RECTIFIER ASSY 32800-41F11 (REPLACES 32800-41F10) WHICH IS SUBJECT TO RECALL IN THE LISTED MODELS. NOTE THAT ONLY 2008 AND NEWER MODELS WERE RECALLED, BUT THE C90 WHICH USES THIS COMPONENT WAS LEFT OFF. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS IDENTICAL FAILURE SINCE 2005 MODEL C90S WERE FIRST SOLD, AND FAILURES HAVE CONTINUED TO BE DOCUMENTED, INCLUDING 2008 AND LATER MODELS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V108000 COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR THE REGULATOR / RECTIFIER ASSEMBLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING SUZUKI PART NUMBERS ARE BEING RECALLED ON THE MOTORCYCLES MENTIONED: 32800-41F11, 32800-15H10, 32800-05H11, 32800-41G10, 32800-15H00, 32800-18H00, 32800-05G10, 32800-10G10, 32800-05H20, OR 32800-06G01. *KB