Car Defect Radar
Built from NHTSA complaints and recalls collected for this model, generated September 22, 2026. Totals reflect what has been collected, not every complaint ever filed.

Recalls

0 total

Safety issues the manufacturer must repair for free. A recall means confirm the fix was done, not walk away.

No recalls on record for this model

No safety recalls were found in this dataset. It is still worth entering the exact VIN on NHTSA before purchase, since recalls can be added at any time.

Owner complaints by system

1 total

Unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA, grouped by the part of the car. Useful for spotting patterns. Open a group to read recent examples.

Electrical & infotainment

Minor1

Most reports here involve sudden stalling.

sudden stalling 1
A recent report: SUZUKI HAS RECALLED ALL 2012 THROUGH 2016 DL650 MOTORCYCLES FOR FAULTY CHARGING STATORS. RECALL 16V-878. SEE DESCRIPTION OF DEFECT. THE 2008 THROUGH 2011 SUZUKI DL650 MOTORCYCLES USE THE SAME…
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SUZUKI HAS RECALLED ALL 2012 THROUGH 2016 DL650 MOTORCYCLES FOR FAULTY CHARGING STATORS. RECALL 16V-878. SEE DESCRIPTION OF DEFECT. THE 2008 THROUGH 2011 SUZUKI DL650 MOTORCYCLES USE THE SAME CHARGING STATOR AS THE 2012 THROUGH 2016 MODELS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A HIGH RATE OF FAILURES.. THE ALTERNATOR WAS CHANGED TO A CLAIMED 400 WATT OUTPUT MODEL BEGINNING WITH THE 2008 MODEL. MANY FAILURES, SOME MULTIPLE, HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON STROMTROOPER.COM. FOR THE 2008 TO 2011 MODELS. ONE POLL RESULT FROM STROMTROOPER.COM VIEW POLL RESULTS: PLEASE CHECK AS MANY ANSWERS AS APPLY TO YOU. I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2002 DL1000 8 1.40% I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2003 - 2012 DL1000 75 13.13% I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2004-2007 DL650 27 4.73% I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2008 - 2011 DL650 63 11.03% I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2012 - 2016 DL650 46 8.06% I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2014 - 2016 DL1000 1 0.18% I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2017 OR LATER DL650 0 0% I HAD A CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON A 2017 OR LATER DL1000 0 0% MULTIPLE CHOICE POLL. VOTERS: 571. THE SAFETY RISK ( STALLED ENGINE DUE TO LACK OF ELECTRICAL CHARGE) WHICH RESULTED IN RECALL 16V-878 SHOULD ALSO BE APPLICABLE TO THE 2008 TO 2011 MODELS WITH THE SAME CHARGING SYSYTEM.

Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11002602 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov

Is 1 complaints a lot? They were filed between 2017 and 2017, roughly 1 a year, which is fewer than the typical model in this dataset. We do not have sales figures for this model, so treat this as a rough volume, not a rate per car on the road. Popular, high-volume models naturally collect more complaints over time.