Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V081000

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KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-03-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V081000

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Component
Structure
Manufacturer
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.
Vehicles affected
793
Reported to NHTSA
2012-03-01
Owners notified
2012-03-12

Defect description

KAWASAKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 EX250JCF/A/AL/L NINJA 250, EX650ECF/L NINJA 650 AND KLE650CCF/L VERSYS MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 THROUGH OCTOBER 25, 2011. DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION AND DAMAGE DURING ASSEMBLY, THE CIRCLIPS ON THE FOOTPEG MOUNTING PINS CAN BREAK AND FALL OFF AND CAUSE THE FOOTPEG TO DETACH FROM THE MOTORCYCLE.

Safety risk

IF THE FOOT PEG DETACHES, IT COULD CREATE A ROAD HAZARD FOR OTHER VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND POSSIBLY DISTRACT THE RIDER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

KAWASAKI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER FOOTPEG PIN CIRCLIPS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 5, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-866-802-9381.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

8 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
KAWASAKI EX250JCF2012
KAWASAKI EX250JCFA2012
KAWASAKI EX250JCFAL2012
KAWASAKI EX250JCFL2012
KAWASAKI EX650ECF2012
KAWASAKI EX650ECFL2012
KAWASAKI KLE650CCF2012
KAWASAKI KLE650CCFL2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.