The 2005 Suzuki Gsx-R600 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 208,966 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES13V4490002013-10-18208,966 affected
Defect
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2004-2013 GSX-R600 and GSX-R750, and model year 2005-2013 GSX-R1000 motorcycles. In combination with older brake fluid, corrosion of the brake piston inside of the front brake master cylinder generates gas that may result in a reduction of fluid…
Consequence
As a result, front braking power may be reduced increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2013. Owners may contact Suzuki at 1-800-572-1490. Suzuki's campaign numbers for this recall are: 2A (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36).
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
4
3crashes3injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
1crashes1injuries
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“On june 2021 I recived a recall planfet from suzuky usa that my 2005 suzuky gxrz 600 has a recall on the master cilinder front brackes after I recived that notice I call the phone number that was on the notice after I call they gaved me 2 diferents places where I could bring the bike wich I cose…”
“I have owned a 2005 suzuki gsx-r 600 for the past 5 years. I got a manufacturer safety recall notice on my front brake master cylinder so I contacted my local suzuki dealership to have the "free" service done on my motorcycle. I dropped my motorcycle off at the dealership on 8/2/18. I was told the…”
“I was driving down the road and a car pulled out in front of me and I couldn't stop. The brakes would not hold. I t-boned the car resulting in near fatal injuries.”
“I was driving down the road and a car pulled out in front of me and I couldn't stop. The brakes would not hold. I t-boned the car resulting in near fatal injuries.”
“Bike at high rpm's 14-15k has a all of a sudden stop and pick back up and take off action. I have a 2005 gsxr 600. I am still in the process of fixing this and its looking like it will cost a lot of money....I.e. New fuel injectors and/or a new ecm! *tr”
“I was riding at 30mph and while trying to slowly brake my bike would not respond and I ended hitting a curb due to my bike wouldn't brake and I crashed I ended flying off my bike hitting a wall from a residential home I was hurt, due to accident I'm still suffering pain due to injury til this day.…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2005 Suzuki Gsx-R600 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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