2007 Suzuki Vl1500 problems, complaints & recalls

2023-04-03 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“motorcycle has brand new battery. sudden loss of power, engine sputtering, gauges moving sporadically like they were loosing power. engine backfiring. vehicle would die. be able to be restarted. known issue with this vehicle. part reported is to be a faulty stator. manufacturer recalled earlier and later year vehicles that use this same part, but d…”

2012-01-13 · Suspension

“front wheel wobbles violently above 25 mph. only have about 8,000 miles. bike is less than one year old. research indicates that it is the faulty steering head bearings. *tr…”

2011-09-25 · Electrical System · 17,500 mi

“driving south on us45, north of oshkosh, wi. motorcycle unexpectedly and without warning lost all engine power. coasted to side of road while avoiding highway traffic. waited with vehicle at roadside for 1.5 hours until a tow truck arrived. my personal safety was in jeopardy as i maneuvered through highway traffic to the roadside; i was also expos…”

2011-09-09 · Electrical System · 12,500 mi

“bike would not start after a long ride. jump started to get home. after looking in to the reason found that the stator had shorted out and burnt up.i was lucky that this did not happen a half an hour earlier as i was riding at 50 mph and lose all power. after doing some research i found out that this is a problem with a great many suzuki motorcycle…”

2011-08-22 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 65,000 mi · 💥 crash

“rear rotor on suzuki c90 07 model, was replaced by the dealer twice in the first year.with under 16000 miles at the time it worked it's way loose again and the dealer refused to pass it for inspection and suzuki refused to pay for the replacement. since that time have put a lot more miles on the bike and cannot take it to the dealer for an inspect…”

2011-08-22 · Electrical System · 32,000 mi

“failed stator and rectifier on a 2007 suziki c90 with about 32,000 miles. the failed component number is 32800-41f11 and is part of a recall on a different suzuki model. *tr…”

2011-08-21 · Steering · 3,000 mi

“re: inferior steering head bearing issue. for: motorcycle suzuki boulevard c90t (vl1500t) wtf, at 35 mph handle bar consistently shakes violently from side to side. failure of oem ball bearings are junk and causes this dangerous condition. needs new timken tapered roller bearings to cure this dangerous condition. this is major cost to me to rep…”

2011-08-20 · Electrical System:alternator/Generator/Regulator · 38,560 mi

“failure of stator and rectifier on 2007 suzuki c90 motorcycle. r/r part rectifier assy 32800-41f11, also causes failure in stator. same problems listed in recall for other suzuki bikes (nhtsa campaign id number: 11v108000), but c90 was not covered but uses the same components and has the same problem. both rr and stator replaced before 40km on b…”

2011-08-17 · Electrical System · 12,000 mi

“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 …”