Complaint 228387
2000 SPARTAN HIGHLANDER • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE • incident Jul 7, 2000
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 228387
- Make
- SPARTAN
- Model
- HIGHLANDER
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Incident Date
- Jul 7, 2000
- Date Received
- Jul 28, 2000
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Owner Narrative
CAM CHAIN TENTIONER ARE FAILING ON THIS MODEL MOTORCYCLE. MINE WENT AT 700 MILES. THIS IS A POTENTAL FOR CAUSING THE MOTOR TO LOCKUP WHEN THE CHAIN SKIPS A TOOTH AND THE VALVES COME IN CONTACT WITH THE PISTONS. THE RESULT WOULD BE THE MOTOR LOCKS UP CAUSING THE RIDDER TO LOOSE CONTROL WITH INJURY OR DEATH RESULTING TO REIDR AND PASSENGER. SUZUKI HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE 1999 MODAL HAYABUSA. BUT THE 2000 AND THE RECALL PART ARE STILL FAILING. I WOULD APPRCIATE AN INVESTIGATION ON THE PROBLEM. *AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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