Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.

2,215,138 Total Complaints
138,663 Reported Crashes
56,255 Reported Fires
8,561 Reported Deaths

What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?

A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.

The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.

How to interpret what you read

A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:

  • One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
  • Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
  • Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
  • Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.

If you've experienced a defect

File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.

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Showing 1,426 complaints for KAWASAKI

KAWASAKI KL650E (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 31, 2008
Incident date: Aug 30, 2008
1. THREE (3) TURN SIGNAL MOUNTS HAVE FAILED TO DATE, DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. 2. FAILURES OCCURRED AT 1,800 MILES, 4,000 MILES, AND 7,300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. MOUNTS FAIL IN NORMAL HIGHWAY OPERATION, LEADING TO TURN SIGNAL BULB/LENS/HALF-STALK DANGLING FROM THE WIRING. NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED DUE TO THE FAILURES. 3. FIRST ONE REPLACE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, SECOND REPLACED AT DEALERS... Read more
KAWASAKI ZX600J7F (2007) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Aug 29, 2008
Incident date: May 21, 2008
2007 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R, OWNED FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR, EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND THE BENDING OF TWO VALVES WHILE RIDING. COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WHICH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS NOW REPAIRING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR OVER 100 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND I AM FILING A SUIT UNDER THE LEMON LAW TO GET MANUFACTURER TO REPURC... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — SUSPENSION:REAR Aug 29, 2008
Incident date: Aug 26, 2008
I HAVE A BROKEN PRE-LOAD ADJUSTER ON REAR SHOCK OF 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE. THE OWNERS MANUAL DIRECTIONS WERE FOLLOWED EXACTLY. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AS THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ON THE IDENTICAL MOTORCYCLE. A RECALL MUST BE ISSUED. *TR
KAWASAKI ZX600J7F (2007) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Aug 29, 2008
Incident date: Jul 17, 2007
I HAVE AN 2007 KAWASAKI ZX6R AND I HAD THE SAME OIL LEAK THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL BIKE...I TOOK IT TO KAWASAKI HOPE IT DOESNT HAPPEN AGAIN . *TR
KAWASAKI ZX600J7F (2007) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Aug 28, 2008
Incident date: Jan 1, 2007
JUST LETTING YOU KNOW OF THE CAM AND TAPPET FAILURE IN THE 2007 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX6R, I HAVE ONE AND HAVE HEARD MANY HORROR STORIES OF THE ENGINE LOCKING UP AFTER THE CAM/TAPPETS GOING BAD AND MAKING THE RIDER WRECK. IT IS GETTING TO POINT WHERE IT IS NOT LONGER A COINCIDENCE. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM, AND KAWASAKI KNOWS IT. THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. ... Read more
KAWASAKI ZX600J7F (2007) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Aug 28, 2008
Incident date: Mar 15, 2008
THE ENGINE OF MY MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED A TICKING NOISE AFTER RIDDING AROUND 750 MILES FROM NEW,THIS IS NOTICEABLE WHEN HOT OR COLD,THROUGH A KAWASAKI FORUM I USE I FOUND OUT THIS IS A POSSIBLE CAM AND TAPPETS FAILURE TO FIX MAY RESULT IN THE ENGINE LOCKING UP CAUSING A POSSIBLE CRASH IF NOT DEATH. KAWASAKI HOWEVER WHERE I BOUGHT IT SAY IT'S NORMAL FOR KAWASAKI'S TO SOUND LIKE THAT. *TR
KAWASAKI ZX600J7F (2007) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Aug 28, 2008
Incident date: Jun 1, 2007
OIL LEAK. HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH TIMES WERE FIXED WITH NEW PARTS AND COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR
KAWASAKI ZX600J7F (2007) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Aug 27, 2008
Incident date: Aug 1, 2007
IM A MEMBER ON THE KAWIFORUMS AT WWW.KAWIFORUMS.COM AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY OTHER PERSON THAT IS A PROUD OWNER OF A 07' KAWASAKI ZX6R IS HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE MOTORS OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CAMS FAILING AND THE MOTORS HAVING AN AGGRESSIVE TICK. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES AND VERY POSSIBLY DEATH. THE MALFUNCTION OF SUCH PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECA... Read more
KAWASAKI AFTERMARKET FOOTPEG (9999) — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL Aug 27, 2008
Incident date: Aug 1, 2007
IM A MEMBER ON THE KAWIFORUMS AT WWW.KAWIFORUMS.COM AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY OTHER PERSON THAT IS A PROUD OWNER OF A 07' KAWASAKI ZX6R IS HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE MOTORS OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CAMS FAILING AND THE MOTORS HAVING AN AGGRESSIVE TICK. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES AND VERY POSSIBLY DEATH. THE MALFUNCTION OF SUCH PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECA... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 27, 2008
Incident date: Aug 27, 2008
TURN SIGNAL JUST BROKE OFF. IT APPEARS THAT IT HAS NO SUPPORT OTHER THAN A RUBBER BASE. *TR
KAWASAKI ZX600J7F (2007) — POWER TRAIN Aug 26, 2008
Incident date: Sep 4, 2007
BOUGHT A 07 ZX6R AFTER 218 MILES THE CAMS AND TAPPETS WENT BAD, KAWASAKI REPLACE BOTH CAMS AND TAPPETS, NOW IT HAS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AT 12,500 MILES NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER. HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 26, 2008
Incident date: Jun 10, 2008
I HAD ONLY HAD MY MOTORCYCLE KLR 650 2008, AND FOUND REAR RIGHT LIGHT BROKEN OFF. A WEEK LATER FOUND LEFT REAR LIGHT BROKEN OFF. A MONTH LATER I FOUND THE FRONT RIGHT BROKEN OFF, AND SOON AFTER THE FRONT LEFT WAS FOUND BROKEN AS WELL. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 24, 2008
Incident date: Aug 17, 2008
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 - ALL FOUR BLINKERS HAVE BROKEN OFF THE MOTORCYCLE. THREE WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE FOURTH BROKE OFF WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE ON 5 WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY KAWASAKI. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 24, 2008
Incident date: Aug 24, 2008
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650, THE REAR TURN SIGNALS FELL OFF. THESE ARE RUBBER MOUNTED TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THE RUBBER MOUNTS HAVE DISINTEGRATED AND THE TURN SIGNALS FELL OFF. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 24, 2008
Incident date: Aug 9, 2008
RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR DAMAGE TO IT. CONSEQUENCES COULD BE AN ACCIDENT NOT KNOWING TURN SIGNAL IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. PRESENTLY WAITING FOR DEALER TO DETERMINE IF KAWASAKI WILL WARRANTY THE FAILURE. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 23, 2008
Incident date: Jul 7, 2008
THE RUBBER SUPPORTING TWO TURN INDICATORS ON THE MOTORCYCLE HAS FAILED. A FRONT AND REAR TURN INDICATOR WERE FOUND DANGLING AFTER RIDES ON DIFFERENT DAYS. I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE ACCIDENTALLY KICKED/BUMPED THE INDICATOR WHEN I DISCOVERED THE FIRST HAD BROKEN. AFTER THE SECOND ONE BROKE (DISCOVERED AFTER A RIDE HOME FROM MY FOLKS 13 MILES AWAY), I TURNED TO THE INTERNET TO TRY TO FIND OUT IF OTHER... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 23, 2008
Incident date: Aug 23, 2008
THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 WHILE IT WAS SITTING IN MY CARPORT. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 23, 2008
Incident date: Aug 20, 2008
TURN SIGNAL BROKEN AT RUBBER CONNECTOR. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 23, 2008
Incident date: Aug 17, 2008
TURN SIGNALS FALL OFF 08 KLR650'S, BOUGHT MINE IN FEB,08 SO FAR BOTH REARS AND LEFT FRONT HAVE FAILED (BROKEN OFF). SO FAR DEALER HAS REPLACED WITH NEW. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 23, 2008
Incident date: May 21, 2008
TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS HAVE FALLEN OFF, NO BUMPING, NO HITTING - THEY JUST HAVE FALLEN OFF. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED ONE SO FAR, THE FRONT RIGHT. THEN THE REAR LEFT FELL OFF. I'M STILL WAITING (8 WEEKS NOW) FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF TURN SIGNALS JUST RANDOMLY FALL OFF. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 22, 2008
Incident date: Jul 13, 2008
REAR LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT FALLS OF 2008 KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE, NO REASON, SEEMS DEFECTIVE AS FALLS OFF WHILE RIDING HIGHWAY. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 22, 2008
Incident date: Feb 1, 2008
2008 KAWASAKI KLR-650. 3 OF MY TURN SIGNALS HAVE BROKEN DUE TO SPLITTING OF THE RUBBER BOOTS. THE FIRST ONE, I ORDERED A NEW OEM PART AND REPLACED. NOT LONG AFTER, 2 MORE BROKE. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS. *TR
KAWASAKI VN1500N8F (2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Aug 21, 2008
Incident date: Apr 24, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 (NA) KAWASAKI VN1500 CLASSIC. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A PLUG DETACHED FROM THE CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE FOR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AXLE. ALSO, THERE WAS CHIPPING IN THE EXTERIOR PAI... Read more
KAWASAKI VN1500N8F (2008) — SUSPENSION Aug 21, 2008
Incident date: Apr 24, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 (NA) KAWASAKI VN1500 CLASSIC. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A PLUG DETACHED FROM THE CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE FOR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AXLE. ALSO, THERE WAS CHIPPING IN THE EXTERIOR PAI... Read more
KAWASAKI VN1500N8F (2008) — STRUCTURE:BODY Aug 21, 2008
Incident date: Apr 24, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 (NA) KAWASAKI VN1500 CLASSIC. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A PLUG DETACHED FROM THE CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE FOR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AXLE. ALSO, THERE WAS CHIPPING IN THE EXTERIOR PAI... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 20, 2008
Incident date: Aug 19, 2008
1. FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF 2008 KLR650 AFTER 2000 MILES FROM NEW OF HIGHWAY USE - NO ACCIDENT, BUMPING OR SHOCK TO THE VEHICLE INVOLVED TO HAVE CAUSED IT. LIGHT STEM JUST FELL APART. 2. THIS LEAVES THE LIGHT DANGLING FROM ITS WIRING, AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE UNAWARE OF MY INTENTIONS WHEN TURNING. 3. I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER OEM PART.*TR
KAWASAKI VN1500G1 (1999) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Aug 19, 2008
Incident date: Aug 14, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 KAWASAKI VN1500G1. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOLLOWED BY A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE UPPER END OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HE NEEDED A NEW MOTOR BECAUSE THE OIL PUMP MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MOVED SINCE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 19, 2008
Incident date: Aug 18, 2008
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 TURN SIGNALS ARE FALLING OFF DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 19, 2008
Incident date: Jul 13, 2008
RT TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF. NO APPARENT REASON VEHICLE' 2008 VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 600 MILES. MANY OTHER REPORTS OF SAME ISSUE. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — STRUCTURE Aug 17, 2008
Incident date: Jul 18, 2008
I HAVE A 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650, BOTH REAR BLINKER RUBBER MOUNTS BROKE AND THE BLINKERS WERE JUST HANGING BY THE WIRES WHEN I GOT HOME. I AM ASSUMING THAT THE RUBBER USED BECOMES BRITTLE AND BREAKS FROM VIBRATION. THE BIKE ONLY HAS 800 MILES ON IT AND IS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED AS WELL. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Aug 17, 2008
Incident date: Jul 18, 2008
I HAVE A 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650, BOTH REAR BLINKER RUBBER MOUNTS BROKE AND THE BLINKERS WERE JUST HANGING BY THE WIRES WHEN I GOT HOME. I AM ASSUMING THAT THE RUBBER USED BECOMES BRITTLE AND BREAKS FROM VIBRATION. THE BIKE ONLY HAS 800 MILES ON IT AND IS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED AS WELL. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Aug 14, 2008
Incident date: Jul 27, 2008
2008 KAWASAKI KLR-650 MOTORCYCLE. MUFFLER FELL OFF WILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD WITH ONLY 3,000K ON ODOMETER. ALL 3 MOUNTING BOLTS FELL OUT. THIS WAS A RECALL FOR OTHER KLR BIKES. MY BIKE WAS NOT RECALLED. ONE OF THE MOUNTING BOLTS WELDED NUT FELL OFF ALSO. DEALER GAVE ME NEW BOLTS, I REPLACED ONE BOLT WITH A LOCKING CROWN NUT AND COTTER PIN. *TR
KAWASAKI ZX1000D7F (2007) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Aug 14, 2008
Incident date: Jul 15, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KAWASAKI ZX1000D. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER AND FELT A MUSHY SENSATION. HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY BLED THE BRAKES. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 13, 2008
Incident date: Aug 8, 2008
RUBBER PORTIONS OF TURN SIGNAL FAIL. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 13, 2008
Incident date: Dec 16, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING. REAR TURN SIGNALS FALL OFF RUBBER BROKEN. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 12, 2008
Incident date: Jun 1, 2008
THE TURN SIGNAL RUBBER MOUNTING GROMMET IS VERY BRITTLE AND TEARS WITH LITTLE EFFORT RESULTING IN THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP FALLING OFF AND HANGING BY ITS WIRING. *TR
KAWASAKI CONCOURS 14 (2008) — EQUIPMENT Aug 11, 2008
Incident date: Aug 11, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KAWASAKI CONCOURS 14. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V047000 (EQUIPMENT) ON AUGUST 11, 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE SADDLEBAGS DETACHED FROM THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70.
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 11, 2008
Incident date: Aug 11, 2008
PROBLEM WITH TURN SIGNALS FALLING OFF. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 11, 2008
Incident date: Aug 9, 2008
TURN SIGNALS ON MOTORCYLE JUST BREAKING OFF. APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN MATERIALS. THREE OUT OF FOUR HAVE BROKEN. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 11, 2008
Incident date: Aug 8, 2008
REAR TURN SIGNAL FEEL OFF. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME. *TR
KAWASAKI VN1600D6F (2006) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Aug 11, 2008
Incident date: Aug 11, 2008
THIS FAILURE IS ON THE GAS TANK OF A 2006 KAWASAKI NOMAD 1600. RAW FUEL IS LEAKING OUT OF THE GAS TANK AT THE BOTTOM MOST PORTION OF THE TANK BY THE BRACKETS THAT ARE WELDED TO THE TANK TO SECURE IT TO THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 2003 KAWASAKI 1600 LINE OF MOTORCYCLES WAS RECALL FOR IN 2007. THIS BIKE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 10/2005, TWO YEARS BEFORE THE RECALL OF TH... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 11, 2008
Incident date: Jul 31, 2008
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 REAR TURN SIGNALS BOTH HAVE BROKEN RUBBER BOOTS THAT HAVE CAUSED THE TURN SIGNALS TO FALL OFF. FIRST THIS HAPPENED TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE A FEW WEEKS BACK, NOW THE RIGHT SIDE HAS FALLEN OFF. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 11, 2008
Incident date: May 3, 2008
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 ALL FOUR TURN SIGNALS FELL OF BROKE INSIDE HOUSING MOUNT IN THE FIRST 800 MILES. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 8, 2008
Incident date: Aug 8, 2008
PLASTIC STALKS SUPPORTING TURN SIGNALS ON 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLES ARE VERY BRITTLE AND PRONE TO FAILURE. I HAVE HAD 2 TURN SIGNALS STALKS FAIL/BREAK WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS WITH NORMAL DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. I HAVE HAD THE BIKE FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Aug 7, 2008
Incident date: Aug 6, 2008
RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 700 MILES ON IT, AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR THE LIKE. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 5, 2008
Incident date: Aug 2, 2008
RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL MOUNTING STALK (RUBBER) DETERIORATED AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT ASSEMBLY FELL OFF AND WAS SUSPENDED BY ONLY THE WIRES. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 5, 2008
Incident date: May 10, 2008
SECOND TURN SIGNAL RUBBER STEM SHEERED AT BASE. I TRIED TO GET THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE FIRST UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED. I ENDED UP PAYING FOR A REPLACEMENT. SECOND ONE DID THE EXACT SAME THING. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON A DISCUSSION BOARD.*TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Aug 4, 2008
Incident date: Jun 3, 2008
TURN SIGNALS FALL OFF MOTORCYCLE FOR NO REASON. BIKE WILL BE PARKED AND THE RUBBER GIVES WAY AND YOU FIND THEM DANGLING BY THE WIRE. DEALER REPLACED 3 TURN SIGNALS ALREADY AND THE 4TH HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR WEEKS NOW. HAD TO INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET SET OF SIGNALS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jul 31, 2008
Incident date: Jul 14, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650. HE WAS DRIVING 55MPH ON HIS MOTORCYCLE AND IT SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRES WERE RUBBING UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK. WHEN THE WIRES RUBBED TOGETHER THEY BLEW A FUSE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THE MECHANIC HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT REPAIRING THE MOTORCYCLE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,600.
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 28, 2008
Incident date: Jul 24, 2008
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE, REAR LEFT TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF BIKE. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK, TURN SIGNAL SHOULD BE REPLACED BY KAWASAKI. *TR
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