Suzuki Australia is recalling UH200 scooters over an issue with rusty speedos that could cost the rider a hefty speeding fine.

The official notice, issued through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, says 60 scooters  from 2018 and 2019 are affected. The full list of vehicle identification numbers (VIND) are included at the end of this article.

“The speed sensor power supply circuit may experience corrosion,” the ACCC notice says. 

“The corrosion may cause the speed sensor to lose power supply and could result in the speedometer and odometer not working correctly.

“If the speedometer is not working correctly, it may not show the correct speed. The rider will be unable to correctly determine the operating speed of the scooter. 

“This may increase the risk of an accident, causing injury or death to the rider, passenger or other road users.”

It could also mean the rider could cop a speeding fine!

Owners will be contacted by Suzuki Australia in writing to take their scooter to their nearest authorised Suzuki dealer service department to arrange a free repair.

So far this year there have been 24 recalls. This is the second recall for Suzuki after the GSX250F was recalled over a headlight bulb issue.

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VINs of affected scooters

MLCC9131300300305	MLCC9131300300335
MLCC9131300300306	MLCC9131300300336
MLCC9131300300307	MLCC9131300300337
MLCC9131300300308	MLCC9131300300338
MLCC9131300300309	MLCC9131300300339
MLCC9131300300310	MLCC9131300300340
MLCC9131300300311	MLCC9131300300341
MLCC9131300300312	MLCC9131300300342
MLCC9131300300313	MLCC9131300300343
MLCC9131300300314	MLCC9131300300344
MLCC9131300300315	MLCC9131300300345
MLCC9131300300316	MLCC9131300300346
MLCC9131300300317	MLCC9131300300347
MLCC9131300300318	MLCC9131300300348
MLCC9131300300319	MLCC9131300300349
MLCC9131300300320	MLCC9131300300350
MLCC9131300300321	MLCC9131300300351
MLCC9131300300322	MLCC9131300300353
MLCC9131300300323	MLCC9131300300354
MLCC9131300300324	MLCC9131300300355
MLCC9131300300325	MLCC9131300300356
MLCC9131300300326	MLCC9131300300357
MLCC9131300300327	MLCC9131300300358
MLCC9131300300328	MLCC9131300300359
MLCC9131300300329	MLCC9131300300360
MLCC9131300300330	MLCC9131300300361
MLCC9131300300331	MLCC9131300300362
MLCC9131300300332	MLCC9131300300363
MLCC9131300300333	MLCC9131300300364
MLCC9131300300334	MLCC9131300300352

Source: MotorbikeWriter.com