The 1999 Suzuki Gsx1300r has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 8,511 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING00V3190002000-10-118,511 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE SPRING IN THE CAM CHAIN TENSION ADJUSTER CAN BREAK. EXCESSIVE SLACK WILL DEVELOP IN THE CAM CHAIN, ALLOWING THE CHAIN TO JUMP TO THE WRONG POSITION ON THE CAM SHAFT SPROCKETS.
Consequence
SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR, CAUSING SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL CAM CHAIN TENSION ADJUSTER, OR THE FIRST GENERATION RECALL TENSION ADJUSTER, WITH A NEW OIL-DAMPED RATCHET-TYPE CAM CHAIN TENSION ADJUSTER. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A NEW TENSION ADJUSTER OIL SUPPLY HOSE AND A NEW CAM CHAIN GUIDE.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
6
1crashes1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1
SEATS
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
1crashes1injuries
Total complaints14
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I have not had a failure, but some of my friends have. I would like someone to look into the rear sub-frame failurs. *ak”
“00 v 319 000/tension adjuster spring: dealer, hinds motor sport, lewis, oh; phone# 740/548-5448, burned up consumer's motorcycle while performing recall repairs. Can nhtsa assist in this matter. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak”
“Timing chain is stretching quickly, and if braking, it will will break the motor case. Motorcylce has only 2,000 miles. It was checked at 600 miles. Dealer showed consumer an article about chains stretching. They are aware of the problem. Also, consuemr has metal pieces sticking out of the seat.…”
“Timing chain is stretching quickly, and if braking, it will will break the motor case. Motorcylce has only 2,000 miles. It was checked at 600 miles. Dealer showed consumer an article about chains stretching. They are aware of the problem. Also, consuemr has metal pieces sticking out of the seat.…”
“Drive chain snapped while driving, two repairs to chain since ownership, due to possible weak material. Mjs”
“While slowly driving across a parking lot, when increasing the throttle, motorcycle suddenly accelerated, resulting in a crash/injuries. Cause unknown. . *ak”
“The fuel screens in the '99 model year fuel pump clog up completely causing the motorcycle to stall. The screen on my bike was removed by my local dealer at my insistance and cost and was completely blocked by a copper colored residue. I had been complaining about the stalling for three years…”
“The fuel screens in the '99 model year fuel pump clog up completely causing the motorcycle to stall. The screen on my bike was removed by my local dealer at my insistance and cost and was completely blocked by a copper colored residue. I had been complaining about the stalling for three years…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE99062 Opened 1999-10-05 · closed 2000-05-12
MOTORCYCLE STALLING
ODI HAS RECEIVED THREE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING SUZUKI HAYABUSA STALLING.IN ADDITION A MESSAGE BOARD ON THE WWW.HAYABUSA.ORG WEBSITE LISTS MORE THAT A DOZEN STALLING COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER HAYABUSA OWNERS.ONE MAESSAGE ALLEGES A CRASH OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE CORNERING.TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOOUT…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Suzuki Gsx1300r as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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