The 2006 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 44 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. 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
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
1fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
1crashes
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
5
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
3
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
3
3crashes2injuries2deaths
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
2crashes2injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
1
Total complaints44
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Riding home after work on back highway and lost all power to bike. Rear tire locked up a bit, so had to pull clutch and cut across the highway to park on the shoulder. Power loss was instant and if cars were behind me, it likely would have been an accident. Power loss was complete, so I had no…”
“I was riding my motorcycle on a 2 lane road, when all of a sudden as I was riding my motorcycle just turned off. Without any warnings or anything. I was real close to getting hit by the car behind me when my bike shut off. Luckily the car behind me was able to stop in time before hitting me. As…”
“Started up the bike and it felt kind of sluggish. Rode about 10 miles and the bike cut off on me and all I could smell was burning electronics and there was a lot of smoke coming from the rectifier that was on fire. I quickly disconnected the battery from the bike and waited for a tow truck to…”
“Was driving on roadway. A car pulled out and I was unable to stop as brakes did not respond. I sustained serious injuries. *tr”
“I was driving down interstate at night and my motorcycle lost all power, there was no warning or anything just died. If there would of been another vehicle behind me then I could of easily been in a serious accident. I was able to get over to the side of the road and I could smell something hot in…”
“I had install two batteries in a week I notice other rider has this issue too. A premature starter failure leaving you stall at highway speeds *kb”
“I had install two batteries in a week I notice other rider has this issue too. A premature starter failure leaving you stall at highway speeds *kb”
“I had install two batteries in a week I notice other rider has this issue too. A premature starter failure leaving you stall at highway speeds *kb”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2006 Suzuki Gsx-R600 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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