2008 Suzuki VL1500 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 60%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 12,300miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the electrical system of the 2008 Suzuki VL1500, 60% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,300 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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.
“The stator has failed three times in the last 5000 miles leaving my stranded two times and the regulator/rectifier has failed twice the the current failure resulted in a fire under the seat!!!! I was able to pull over and extinguish the flames...I have spent $1500 in replacement parts for this motorcycle and am very lucky to have escaped major disaster or injury. This problem must be addressed! What would have happened if the fire burned into the gas tank??? Not something I want to thing about. Suzuki must be made to fix the charging system of the c90 product line!!”
NHTSA complaint #10425809, filed 2011-09, 31,500 miles“I bought a '08 c90 boulevard from a Suzuki dealer brand new in 2009 and from the first ride there was a horrible wobble upon deceleration starting at approximately at 30 MPH. I took the bike back to the dealer to have this problem looked at and the dealer test drove the bike and he insisted this problem was due to my weight (350lbs) and he state he felt no wobble. This went on for two years. After joining the delfi c90 forum I was alerted to the fact that my shb's were bad and this was happening to hundreds of others with the c90 from years '04 to present and on brand new bikes as well. …”
NHTSA complaint #10421908, filed 2011-08, 1 milesElectrical system: other model years
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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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