2007 Suzuki VL1500 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 67%of 9 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 17,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the electrical system of the 2007 Suzuki VL1500, 67% of the 9 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 17,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Driving south on us45, north of oshkosh, wi. Motorcycle unexpectedly and without warning lost all engine power. Coasted to side of road while avoiding highway traffic. Waited with vehicle at roadside for 1.5 hours until a tow truck arrived. My personal safety was in jeopardy as I maneuvered through highway traffic to the roadside; I was also exposed to dangerous highway traffic as I awaited a tow truck for my disabled motorcycle. Authorized service center identified the root cause of the incident as a failed stator. …”
NHTSA complaint #10427102, filed 2011-09, 17,500 miles“Bike would not start after a long ride. Jump started to get home. After looking in to the reason found that the stator had shorted out and burnt up.I was lucky that this did not happen a half an hour earlier as I was riding at 50 MPH and lose all power. After doing some research I found out that this is a problem with a great many Suzuki motorcycle owners. This should not be a problem on bikes this old. Suzuki has a recall of the failed electrical components but did not include the c90 which uses the same ones as those listed in the recall. This is just wrong. …”
NHTSA complaint #10424426, filed 2011-09, 12,500 miles“Failure of stator and rectifier on 2007 Suzuki c90 motorcycle. R/r part rectifier assy 32800-41f11, also causes failure in stator. Same problems listed in recall for other Suzuki bikes (NHTSA campaign id number: 11v108000), but c90 was not covered but uses the same components and has the same problem. Both rr and stator replaced before 40km on bike.”
NHTSA complaint #10420818, filed 2011-08, 38,560 miles“Failed stator and rectifier on a 2007 suziki c90 with about 32,000 miles. The failed component number is 32800-41f11 and is part of a recall on a different Suzuki model.”
NHTSA complaint #10421045, filed 2011-08, 32,000 miles“Motorcycle has brand new battery. Sudden loss of power, engine sputtering, gauges moving sporadically like they were loosing power. Engine backfiring. vehicle would die. be able to be restarted. Known issue with this vehicle. part reported is to be a faulty stator. manufacturer recalled earlier and later year vehicles that use this same part, but did not recall this specific model for recall warranty service. Known faulty part not being covered by manufacturer warranty. Due to this issue the bike lost all power/regained full power intermittently causing bike to become uncontrollable. …”
NHTSA complaint #11515235, filed 2023-04Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Suzuki VL1500
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Suzuki VL1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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