AutoDefect IQ

2007 Suzuki Boulevard M109r problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (21) · Power Train:manual Transmission (11) · Vehicle Speed Control (4)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

84 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Suzuki Boulevard M109r model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

🛣️ Complaints by mileage

<25k miles: 40 complaints 40 <25k 25–50k miles: 3 complaints 25–50k 50–75k miles: 0 complaints 50–75k 75–100k miles: 1 complaints 75–100k 100–125k miles: 0 complaints 100–125k 125–150k miles: 0 complaints 125–150k 150k+ miles: 0 complaints 150k+

44 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.

45
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Service bulletins
1
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

What owners report

2019-02-16 · Power Train · 10,200 mi

“severe clutch shudder in first gear and drops out of second from time to time. extremely dangerous…”

2018-09-03 · Vehicle Speed Control · 5 mi

“my suzuki m109r 2007. 9k miles start having 2nd gear problem. lound clunky sound and missed shifting 2nd gears. i'm scared to end up i'm the middle of the road . i'm at the stoplight 1st gear ok and once i hit my 2nd gears i suddenly slow down and down or up shift trying to figure out how to speed up again while car behind me honking at me like car…”

2018-03-23 · Vehicle Speed Control · 5 mi

“2nd gear transmission issue. as i pulled off from a green light in the city i moved into 2nd gear and the bike lost power like it wasn't in gear and then it launched itself and i almost hit the car in front of me. when i went to 3rd and 4th gear everything was fine until i had to go into 2nd gear it would pop out of gear.…”

2017-01-27 · Power Train · 20 mi

“experienced " intermittent " clutch engagement shudder in 1st gear during engine warm up and after engine is warm. shudder is sudden and occurs during the midpoint range of clutch release. shudder is sometimes violent. issue could result in traffic accident if road conditions are slick. wet or sandy. this issue is definitely a safety hazard that …”

2016-11-17 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 7,800 mi · 🔥 fire

“tl* the contact owns a 2007 suzuki boulevard m109r. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 07v148000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. while idling in traffic and attempting to acc…”

2016-10-28 · Power Train · 21,200 mi

“motorcycle lost 2nd gear. was on the freeway and almost got ran over due to the issue. after doing further research i found that many other owners of the same bike are having the same issues. after talking to suzuki corporate they stated that they have had many calls on the issue and that they updated the part number. when i google searched the iss…”

2016-10-27 · Power Train · 8,330 mi

“when shifting into 2nd gear, the bike feels as if it is in 2nd. upon acceleration for about 3 seconds, the bike immediately dumps into neutral! in order to ride, i have to lift the gear shifter with my foot and hold it in 2nd gear to ensure i can get enough speed to shift to 3rd. sometimes, i have to double shift into 3rd because once i remove my f…”

2014-10-07 · Power Train · 24,000 mi

“my 2007 suzuki boulevard m109r is a death trap! it will fall out of second gear at acceleration. my girlfriend and i were riding and i was entering the freeway ,my m109r fell out of second gear into neutral,that was a very scary situation. i had to immediately double clutch and jump it into third gear with a full throttle in order not to be rear e…”

2014-09-09 · Service Brakes · 38,652 mi

“i was washing my motorcycle, had it off the ground on a lift, and was cleaning the rear wheel and i spin the wheel as i clean it. in forward spin it spun fine but when i reversed the spin it would drag and bind. upon further investigation, i found that when i spun the wheel in reverse, i noticed the inside brake pad would protrude out from betwe…”

2014-05-05 · Power Train · 98,020 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2007 suzuki m109 boulevard. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle failed to shift down to second gear. the contact mentioned that the failure was experienced multiple times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the shifting fork was worn out. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufac…”

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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