NHTSA Complaint #10420055 — 2005 SUZUKI VL1500T

STATOR FAILED AT 70-75MPH IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING!! JUST HEARD A LOUD POP! AND THEN NO POWER AT ALL! NO POWER TO THE BIKE WHAT SO EVER. HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER REPLACING STATOR. 500 MILES LATER! AGAIN NO WARNING, JUST A LOUD POP AND NO POWER WHATSOEVER. ONLY THIS TIME I WAS ON A BACK ROAD. THERE IS NO WAY THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE! THE RECTIFER/REGULATOR ON THIS MOTORCYCLE IS THE SAME PART# THAT IS UNDER A RECALL NOTICE BY SUZUKI. WHY THESE BIKES WEREN'T INCLUDED IS A MYSTERY TO ME?? THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN A WEAK LINK WITH THESE BIKES SINCE THEIR INCEPTION. BUT IN 05 WHEN THEY SWITCHED FROM CARBS TO FUEL INJECTION IT HAS BECAME A LOT WORSE. THERE ARE SOME WITH AS MANY AS 7 STATORS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON ONE MOTORCYCLE. I PERSONALLY HAVE GONE THROUGH 4 MYSELF. HOPEFULLY IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DANGER IF NOTHING ELSE. SOMETHING WILL BE DONE. *KB