Recall · 25V873000
Suzuki Motor USA recalled 2 models over service brakes, hydraulic
3,003
Vehicles covered
2
Models
3
Model years
December 17, 2025
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- The defect
- Suzuki Motor USA, LLC (Suzuki) is recalling certain 2025-2026 DR-Z400S and 2025 DR-Z400SM motorcycles. The reservoir tank cap fixing screws may have been incorrectly tightened, allowing brake fluid to leak. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 122, “Motorcycle Brake Systems.”
- What it can cause
- A brake fluid leak can reduce braking ability, increasing the distance required to stop and the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will tighten the screws, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 9, 2026. Owners may contact Suzuki customer service at 1-800-934-0934. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 20, 2025.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| SuzukiDR-Z400S | 2025 to 2026 | Not published here |
| SuzukiDR-Z400SM | 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 3,003 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 70% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2025 to 2026, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2025, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Suzuki vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, hydraulic 6 times before this, most recently in October 2024 as 24V769000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Suzuki Motor USA, LLC with NHTSA on December 17, 2025 as campaign 25V873000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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