2020 Suzuki V-Strom 1050xt problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (3)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2021-09-28 · Vehicle Speed Control“on at least 20 separate occasions between july, 2021 and september, 2021, cruise control has disengaged without myself providing the input necessary to disengage cruise control. in other words, cruise control randomly disengaged by itself, and this problem has occurred regardless of temperature, road surface conditions, or road grade. the frequency…”
2021-09-24 · Vehicle Speed Control“the cruise control on the motorcycle will randomly "cut-out" and stop working while engaged. in other words, i will be driving with cruise control on and it will just stop randomly. this can lead to a very dangerous situation in traffic and at highway speeds as the motorcycle rapidly drops speed when the cruise control disengages without warning.…”
2021-05-20 · Vehicle Speed Control“my suzuki has a ride by wire throttle control system and electronic speed control. the problem is the cruise control cancels all by itself without any input from any of the cancel switches. like the throttle grip, the front brake or rear brake, or the clutch switch. the first few times it happened i thought i bumped one of the levers or throttle. o…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.