2009 Suzuki Boulevard M109r problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (6) · Electrical System (2) · Power Train:manual Transmission (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2015-01-12 · Power Train · 17,000 mi“i started to experience what the other owners of the suzuki boulevard m109r's are calling clutch shudder. the symptom is when one is stopped and beginning to accelerate. the clutch does not engage right away. feels like it is stuck so it barely gets a gold of the plates causing one of two things to happen. 1. you release the clutch too much and …”
2013-11-18 · Power Train · 12,800 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2009 suzuki boulevard m50 motorcycle (n/a). the contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the drive shaft failed intermittently and without warning. the motorcycle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated that the drive shaft needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the fail…”
2013-09-16 · Electrical System · 8,637 mi · 🔥 fire“tl* the contact owns a 2009 suzuki boulevard m109 motorcycle. the contact stated that smoke emitted from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the voltage regulator had failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was 8,637. …”
2012-08-05 · Power Train · 2,000 mi“i ride a 2009 suzuki boulevard m109r, i bought the motorcycle brand new from chicago cycle in illinois, in 2009, i noticed every once in a while that while i was riding, and the transmission was supposed to be in the second gear, it would end up in neutral, i brought this to the attention of the service department at rosenau powersports after being…”
2012-08-02 · Engine · 19,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2009 suzuki boulevard m109r motorcycle. the contact was driving 45 mph when the vehicle began to jerk and stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the contact was awaiting the diagnostic results. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 19,000. …”
2012-06-21 · Power Train · 6,556 mi“the rear tire locked up as i was stopping at a red light. luckily i was not going at highyway speed, because i would have been seriously injured or killed. i contacted suzuki and all i got was the run around. i did research and found the this problem has been occuring since the boulevard came out in 2007. there have been numerous reports of 2nd gea…”
2012-01-03 · Electrical System · 3,000 mi · 🔥 fire“tl* the contact owns a 2009 suzuki boulevard m109 motorcycle. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the control unit was burned out. this failure caused the battery, headlight and rear tail lights to burn out because of the surge in the system. the vehicle was n…”
2011-06-17 · Power Train · 1 mi“tl*the contact owns a 2009 suzuki boulevard m109r. the contact noticed that the vehicle would shift in between gears intermittently without warning. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the current mileage was 5,000. the approximate failure mileage was 1. the vi…”
2011-05-03 · Power Train · 1,200 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2009 suzuki boulevard m109r motorcycle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer because it would not shift into second gear. the dealer made repairs to the vehicle but to no avail. the vehicle would only shift into second gear when abrupt force was applied. the vehicle was not further repaired. the failure mileage was 1,200 and t…”
2011-04-29 · Power Train:manual Transmission · 2,500 mi“i own a suzuki 2009 m109r and my 2nd gear started to slip late last year and at first i thought it was the bad shifting from 1st to 2nd gear that suzuki is known for but after several times of this happening i took it to my dealer where i brought the bike from and they said "the engine needs to be pulled to check the gears" the cost would be betwee…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.