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2002 Suzuki VL1500 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

16,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2002 model year. Data snapshot: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Fuel system concerns1100.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly1

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0001
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2006
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20061

2006: 1

Pattern summary

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10159349 · 2006-06-08 (June 8, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AN ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CONSUMED EXCESSIVE FUEL. THIS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR #06V025000 REGARDING THE FUEL TANK, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 07/03/06. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 16,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10159349 at NHTSA ↗