KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1984-12-03.
Recall campaignNHTSA 84V001000
Vehicle speed control
Component
Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
2,639
Reported to NHTSA
1984-12-03
Owners notified
1984-01-15
Defect description
DISPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL HOSE DURING ASSEMBLY. AT OR NEAR FULL THROTTLE, A ROLLER ON THE FAST IDLE ARM OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGE CAN CATCH BEHIND ONE OF THE FUEL LINES, CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STICK WIDE OPEN.
Manufacturer remedy
THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WILL BE REPOSITIONED IN ITS MOUNTING BRACKET AND THE FUEL LINE WILL BE CORRECTLY ROUTED.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES; ZX750E1 AND ZX1100A2 MODELS.SYSTEM: FUEL; THROTTLE LINKAGE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: DO NOT OPERATE MOTORCYCLE AT OR NEAR FULL THROTTLE AND RETURN TO DEALERFOR CORRECTION.
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.