Suzuki Gsf1200s Electrical Problems
4 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 2 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2001. Best year: 2002.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
MY 2002 SUZUKI BANDIT 1200S HAS SUCH POOR LIGHTING FOR THE LOW BEAM, IN DAYTIME YOU CANNOT HARDLY TELL IT IS ON, AND AT NIGHT PROVIDES NO LIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS. I PUT A SILVER STAR BULB WHICH PURPORTEDLY PROVIDER 30% MORE LIGHT THAN STOC...
THE SEALED PROJECTION-BEAM HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ON MY 2001 SUZUKI BANDIT GSF1200S MOTORCYCLE HAS AN INTERNAL COATING OF FINE BLACK POWDER ON THE HIGH BEAM LENS THAT HAS REDUCED THE HIGH BEAM OUTPUT TO PRACTICALLY NIL. THIS DEFECT APPARENT...
DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES THAT BECOME USELESS AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS A SEALED UNIT. AFTER 5000 MILES, MY HEADLIGHT WAS FULL OF A BLACK POWDERY SUBSTANCE WHICH COATED THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE LENS THEREBY RENDERING TH...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE LIGHT IS POORLY VISIBLE, AND IT IS INSUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO SEE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DOT THAT THE LIGHTS MUST BE VISIBLE AT 500 FEET, DEALER SUGGESTED ADDING MORE LIGHT...