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LT-R450 recall
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Posted by: Rooprick

I was at my local Suzuki dealship today and was told there is a recall on the LTR. For those of us who bought the first ltrs Suzuki is doing a recall on the rear linkage. I was told if the likage is cracked Suzuki will replace the frame. If the linkage is not cracked the shop will weld up where it is not welded. This happend to me when I bought my Z400, the frame cracked at the shock mount and Suzuki put a new frame in it. Call your dealer today.

Posted by: 305exracer11

yea i heard that too, so at school(MMI) i went on the scat program(suzuki), and seen it on there. lol

Posted by: HiperEX

wow i like this mines the earlier non welded ill call my dealer tommarrow and taker down

Posted by: TRXDresh

Is this for real? Mine is in the shop as we speak with battery issues.

Posted by: Quadprorider

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Originally posted by TRXDresh
Is this for real? Mine is in the shop as we speak with battery issues.

If you don't mind me asking, what kind on batter issues are you having with your ltr? Thanks, Nick.

Posted by: TRXDresh

The piece of crap sheet metal screw that holds the lid on pulled out during a race, and it ripped the leads off the battery an smashed the battery.

I am not real happy with the starting of the LTR anyway. It is slow, which kills me on dead engine starts. Maybe a new battery will help. Otherwise I am thinking of going kick when they come out for us amateurs

Posted by: AL Elks

Here's the official recall:

http://www.postnetlnc.com/LTR450/Recall.pdf

Posted by: HiperEX

i wonder how long it will take a dealer to do the fix on the ones that need the weld job im hopein i can take it in and take it home within a half hr or less

Posted by: NDpredator

If you read the bulletin it takes approximately 2.5 hours. The only way to get it done in 30 minutes like you're asking is if you already have it all disassembled and all the dealer needs to do is weld on both sides.

//derrick//

Posted by: HiperEX

maybe ill just do it myself doesnt look to hard and ive had 4 years of welding in highschool and access to a mig welder

Posted by: bwamos

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Originally posted by HiperEX
maybe ill just do it myself doesnt look to hard and ive had 4 years of welding in highschool and access to a mig welder

It's free, make them do it. If you do it you'll void your rights to a claim if it still fails.

Posted by: Yamahauler_04

Make sure you unhook all of the electrical if you do.

It's common knowlege in the auto industry that welders can fry ECU's. I know a few body guys, and they watch the rookies do it every day.

Don't let it happen to you.

Posted by: tomkfx700

i called corparate suzuki and my lt was a couple hundred units past where they started fixing them. that saved me some down time. whoever has a lt i would call them or your dealer and see where yours falls in at and have it fixed.

Posted by: MXracer16

Well, looks like its time to take it to my dealer. My vin ends in 270, one of the earliest ones.

Posted by: jon67

i just got back. i took my ltr to the dealership. they are puttin a new frame on and new a arms. idk why new a arms but im not gonna argue. haha

Posted by: DezSled

I received a call today from the dealership where I bought my lt-r.
They wanted me to bring the bike back to them asap to either weld it or replace the frame. They made it sound like it might take them longer than 2.5 hours, but they did say that they wanted to make sure not to inconvience me and keep me off the bike for to long. Replacing a frame would have to take longer than just 2.5 hours...but bravo suzuki for taking the initiative to remedy the problem. Maybe they could shave off about 40 pounds at the same time.......

Posted by: djvolume

From what I remember reading ... the 2.5 hours was for the weld fix.

Does anybody know for sure what vin# the fix started ????

Wonder why they are replacing some a-arms ??????

keep us posted

Posted by: AL Elks

VIN #s: JSAAL41A*62100089 to JSAAL41A*62111626

Posted by: goldrims04

they told me this too but they said if they can tell u race the3n forget about it i thought that is what they r made for

Posted by: AL Elks

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Originally posted by goldrims04
they told me this too but they said if they can tell u race the3n forget about it i thought that is what they r made for

Your dealer doesnt' know what he's talking about. It's a safety recall. They absolutely have to fix it with no questions asked.

Posted by: bwamos

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Originally posted by AL Elks
Your dealer doesnt' know what he's talking about. It's a safety recall. They absolutely have to fix it with no questions asked.

Exactly, it's not a warranty issue. It is a saftey recall placed inaccordance to the Consumer Product Saftey Act. In other words they have no choice but to fix it.

If you've cracked, or damaged the frame in a seperate location, then they don't have to fix that, they only have to weld the tabs on the linkage mount if it hasn't failed yet. If the mount has failed, they have to replace the entire frame.

If they do replace your frame, I'd go back over the whole thing with a fine tooth comb, to make sure they tightened all the bolts, etc. properly. They aren't going to put as much care into reassembly as you would. That and they are only human, they are bound to miss at least 1 thing.

Posted by: Yamahauler_04

Like he said, I would go over it well. Remove the swingarm pivot and grease, check all bolts for tightness, check wiring and fuses for binding, grease all zerks.

Warranty work is great, but I hate to let anyone work on my baby.