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 KLR650 (2008) — VISIBILITY Jul 28, 2008
Incident date: Jul 15, 2008
ROTTING RUBBER PARTS ON 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650. THE GROMMET FASTENERS (WELLNUTS) THAT ATTACH THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FAIRING ARE DRY ROTTING. THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2007 AND RUBBER PARTS ARE ALREADY DETERIORATING. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS ONLY IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT WHILE BEING RIDDEN. THE REST OF THE TIME IT IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE OR UNDER A SHELTER AT WORK. THE TURN SIGNAL MOUNTS ARE ALSO DETERI... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 28, 2008
Incident date: Jul 15, 2008
ROTTING RUBBER PARTS ON 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650. THE GROMMET FASTENERS (WELLNUTS) THAT ATTACH THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FAIRING ARE DRY ROTTING. THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2007 AND RUBBER PARTS ARE ALREADY DETERIORATING. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS ONLY IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT WHILE BEING RIDDEN. THE REST OF THE TIME IT IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE OR UNDER A SHELTER AT WORK. THE TURN SIGNAL MOUNTS ARE ALSO DETERI... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — STRUCTURE:BODY Jul 28, 2008
Incident date: Jul 15, 2008
ROTTING RUBBER PARTS ON 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650. THE GROMMET FASTENERS (WELLNUTS) THAT ATTACH THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FAIRING ARE DRY ROTTING. THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2007 AND RUBBER PARTS ARE ALREADY DETERIORATING. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS ONLY IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT WHILE BEING RIDDEN. THE REST OF THE TIME IT IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE OR UNDER A SHELTER AT WORK. THE TURN SIGNAL MOUNTS ARE ALSO DETERI... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 28, 2008
Incident date: Jul 15, 2008
TURN SIGNAL BRACKET TEARS AND FALLS OFF JUST FROM RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 28, 2008
Incident date: Jul 2, 2008
TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE. THE RUBBER MOUNT STALK FAILED LEAVING THE SIGNAL DANGLING BY THE WIRES. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 27, 2008
Incident date: Jun 10, 2008
ON MY 2008 KLR650 BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS FALL OFF. THE RUBBER EXTENSIONS FELL APART. *TR
KAWASAKI KAWASAKI (9999) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Jul 27, 2008
Incident date: Jul 26, 2008
THE FOLLOWING ONE TIME INCIDENT WAS DOCUMENTED AND ALSO POSTED ON A KAWASAKI INTERNET FORUM: JULY 26, 2008, DATE OF OCCURRENCE RE: ZX10R ON THIS DAY, THE ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIDE. HELLO I WAS RIDING MY '08 ZX10R TODAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE DIED AT ABOUT 60 PLUS MPH IN THE FIFTH GEAR; THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (SOLID RED) AND THE BIKE WAS SLOWING DOWN FAST WHILE I HAD THE... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — STRUCTURE Jul 26, 2008
Incident date: Jul 10, 2008
THE RUBBER MOUNTING BRACKETS ON MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 TURN SIGNALS CONTINUE TO TEAR LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. I REPLACED THE FIRST TWO MYSELF, BUT WHEN THE THIRD ONE TORE IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO ORDERED ME A NEW ONE UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN OFF-ROAD, AND IS STILL IN THE BREAK-IN PERIOD WITH 454 MILES ON IT. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 26, 2008
Incident date: Jul 10, 2008
THE RUBBER MOUNTING BRACKETS ON MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 TURN SIGNALS CONTINUE TO TEAR LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. I REPLACED THE FIRST TWO MYSELF, BUT WHEN THE THIRD ONE TORE IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO ORDERED ME A NEW ONE UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN OFF-ROAD, AND IS STILL IN THE BREAK-IN PERIOD WITH 454 MILES ON IT. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 26, 2008
Incident date: Jul 15, 2008
ON MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650 MOTORCYCLE, THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT STEM JUST FAILED, NO IMPACT OR ANYTHING. IT JUST BROKE ALL BY ITSELF AND NOW THE TAIL LIGHT IS DANGLING. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 26, 2008
Incident date: Jul 22, 2008
WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD MY RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL SHEARED OFF, IT'S JUST HANGING BY THE WIRES. I TOOK THE BIKE INTO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT FELT LIKE THE RUBBER HAD NOT CURED, THE RUBBER CRUMBLED TO THE TOUCH. THEY ORDER A NEW SIGNAL, 2 DAYS LATER THE LEFT FRONT FELL OFF THE SAME AS THE RIGHT SIDE. MY LEFT REAR SIGNAL IS STARTING TO SHEAR OFF. I BROUGHT THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY AR... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 26, 2008
Incident date: Jul 26, 2008
LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL MOUNT FAILED. TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY HANGING BY WIRING. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 26, 2008
Incident date: Jul 20, 2008
MY LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL ON MY MOTORCYCLE IS NOW HANGING LOOSE WHEN THE RUBBER MOUNT FAILED AFTER ONLY 80 MILES ON A NEW '08 BIKE. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 23, 2008
Incident date: Jul 23, 2008
THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL RUBBER BROKE ON MY KAWASAKI KLR 650 CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO DANGLE BY THE WIRES. I AM WAITING TO SEE IF THE DEALER WILL FIX IT FOR FREE. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — STRUCTURE Jul 23, 2008
Incident date: Jul 9, 2008
RUBBER IS DETERIORATING ALL AROUND THE BIKE INCLUDING THE TURN SIGNALS. MY TURN SIGNALS HAVE FALLEN OFF THE REAR. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Jul 23, 2008
Incident date: Jul 9, 2008
RUBBER IS DETERIORATING ALL AROUND THE BIKE INCLUDING THE TURN SIGNALS. MY TURN SIGNALS HAVE FALLEN OFF THE REAR. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 23, 2008
Incident date: Jun 17, 2008
HAVE AN 08 KLR 650 THAT THE BLINKERS KEEP FALLING OFF THE RUBBER SUPPORTING THEM BREAKS AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE BIKE FOR A MONTH. *TR
KAWASAKI KL650E (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 22, 2008
Incident date: Jul 20, 2008
TURN SIGNALS FALLING OFF NEWLY PURCHASED KAWASAKI KLR-650 MOTORCYCLE. RUBBER MOUNT IS THIN AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BREAK AT THE WEB SITE KLR WORLD .COM. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 22, 2008
Incident date: Jul 1, 2008
MY 2008 KLR 650 THE BLINKERS JUST START BREAKING AND FALL OFF FOR NO REASON. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 22, 2008
Incident date: Feb 17, 2008
THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ON MY MOTORCYCLE ARE CONTINUALLY FALLING OFF. THREE OUT OF FOUR HAVE FALLEN OFF SINCE FEBRUARY 2008. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — STRUCTURE Jul 22, 2008
Incident date: Jun 15, 2006
MY DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS FALL OF. THE RUBBER POST/BRACKET FAILS. THE BIKE IS ONLY ABOUT A MONTH OLD AND TWO HAVE ALREADY FAILED! *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Jul 22, 2008
Incident date: Jun 15, 2006
MY DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS FALL OF. THE RUBBER POST/BRACKET FAILS. THE BIKE IS ONLY ABOUT A MONTH OLD AND TWO HAVE ALREADY FAILED! *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 22, 2008
Incident date: Aug 29, 2007
BLINKERS KEEP FALLING OFF MY NEW MOTORCYCLE.(FIVE TIMES SO FAR) COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. *TR
KAWASAKI KL650E (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 21, 2008
Incident date: Jan 15, 2008
MY LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF THIS TIME. (MY SECOND COMPLAINT). I WAS ACTUALLY RETURNING FROM THE KAWASAKI DEALERSHIP HAVING MY RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL REPAIRED WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL JUST FELL OFF AND STARTED FLOPPING IN THE WIND. I HAD TO TRAVEL 40+ MILES WITH NO TURN SIGNALS AFTER JUST LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. KLR OWNERS NOW RESORT TO PURCHASING AFTERMARKET TURN SIGNALS TO FIX THE PROBLEM... Read more
KAWASAKI KL650E (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 21, 2008
Incident date: Oct 10, 2007
RIGHT REAR SIGNAL LIGHT FELL OFF OF MY MOTORCYCLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AND CONSULTING WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MOTORCYCLE I REALIZED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I HAD NO DAMAGE TO MY BIKE, NO COLLISIONS, ETC. THE SIGNAL LIGHT RUBBER AND MOUNTING POINT ARE WEAK, CAUSING THEM TO COLLAPSE WITH NO WARNING, LEAVING THE RIDER WITHOUT SIGNAL LIGHTS. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 21, 2008
Incident date: Jun 12, 2008
NORMAL RIDING OF MY 08 KLR650 RESULTED IN BOTH REAR TURN SIGNALS FALLING OFF. THE RIGHT ONE DANGLED AGAINST THE EXHAUST PIPE AND MELTED THE PLASTIC. THERE WERE ZERO CRASHES OR OTHER FORMS OF DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS FAILURE. IN FACT, I HAVE SADDLEBAGS THAT "PROTECT" THE SIGNALS. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 21, 2008
Incident date: Apr 4, 2008
REAR TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 ARE FALLING OFF UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 21, 2008
Incident date: May 15, 2008
1. NO EVENTS PRECIPITATED THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE. IT WAS PURELY NORMAL USE. 2. THE TURN SIGNAL MOUNTING SYSTEM CRACKED AND COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING AREA. THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH RIGHT & LEFT REAR TURN SIGNALS. 3. THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER WITH THE SAME HARDWARE THAT WAS ORIGINAL TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THE RIGHT REAR IS STILL BROKEN BUT KEP... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — STRUCTURE Jul 21, 2008
Incident date: May 15, 2008
1. NO EVENTS PRECIPITATED THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE. IT WAS PURELY NORMAL USE. 2. THE TURN SIGNAL MOUNTING SYSTEM CRACKED AND COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING AREA. THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH RIGHT & LEFT REAR TURN SIGNALS. 3. THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER WITH THE SAME HARDWARE THAT WAS ORIGINAL TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THE RIGHT REAR IS STILL BROKEN BUT KEP... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 21, 2008
Incident date: May 17, 2008
2008 KAWASAKI KLR650 MOTORCYCLE. -SUBJECT: TURN SIGNAL DEGRADATION AND ULTIMATE FAILURE OF MANUFACTURED MATERIAL. -THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL ON MY MOTORCYCLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING OR DUE CAUSE. I ARRIVED AT MY OFFICE TO FIND THE REAR INDICATOR HANGING BY THE WIRES WITH NO STRUCTURAL SUPPORT LEFT BY THE MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURE IT. IT APPEARS THE MATERIAL WAS WEAK AND ROTTED FROM EXPOSURE T... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR-650 (2007) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jul 21, 2008
Incident date: Jul 16, 2008
MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE "CROTCH ROCKET" MOTORCYCLES THAT GO OVER 100 MPH ON 2ND & 3RD GEAR ON OUR PUBLIC STREETS. THESE BIKES WERE DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONAL RACERS AND ARE BEING MARKETED TO YOUNG ADULTS. THEY SHOULD BE REGULATED. MY SON LOST HIS BEST FRIEND LAST WEEK ON ONE OF THESE BIKES. HOW CAN WE GET THEM OUTLAWED. *TR
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KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 20, 2008
Incident date: Jun 14, 2008
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 TURN SIGNAL SUPPORT FAILURE. THE RUBBER BOOT THAT HOLDS THE TURN SIGNAL ONTO THE MOUNTING LOCATION HAS SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY ON ONE, AND PARTIALLY ON ANOTHER. *TR
KAWASAKI KL650E (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Jul 20, 2008
Incident date: Jul 19, 2008
THE REAR TURN SIGNALS FELL OFF. THE RUBBER THAT HOLDS THEM IS INFERIOR AND CRACKS CAUSING THE SIGNALS TO FALL OFF. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 20, 2008
Incident date: Jul 13, 2008
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL HAS FALLEN OFF. THERE IS NO SIGN OF DAMAGE TO THE SIGNAL FROM A COLLISION. THE RUBBER HOUSING HOLDING THE SIGNAL HAS TORN AWAY. *TR
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 20, 2008
Incident date: Jun 27, 2008
TURN SIGNALS FALLING OFF. *TR
KAWASAKI KL650E (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 20, 2008
Incident date: Jun 28, 2008
2008 KAWASAKI KLR650 MOTORCYCLE. 3 MONTHS OLD WITH 1800 MILES. RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF. LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL IS CRACKED AND WILL FALL OFF SHORTLY. DEALER WILL REPLACE, PARTS ON ORDER BUT NOT REPLACED YET. I HAVE THE TURN SIGNAL DUCT TAPED ON AND WILL PUT DUCT TAPE ON THE LEFT AS WELL. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THEY FALL OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT ABUSE. THE RUBBER DETERIORATES QUICKLY. AN... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — STRUCTURE Jul 20, 2008
Incident date: Jul 17, 2008
CERTAIN RUBBER COMPONENTS ON THE MOTORCYCLE HAVE DRIED OUT AND ARE CRUMBLING. THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES A) TURN SIGNAL STALKS HAVE FALLEN OFF WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE OTHER TRAFFIC NOT SEEING YOUR TURN SIGNAL B) WINDSHIELD RETAINING WELL NUTS HAVE CRUMBLED AND THE WINDSHIELD COULD COME LOOSE OR OFF AT HWY SPEEDS CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND POSSIBLE ACCI... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 20, 2008
Incident date: Jul 17, 2008
CERTAIN RUBBER COMPONENTS ON THE MOTORCYCLE HAVE DRIED OUT AND ARE CRUMBLING. THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES A) TURN SIGNAL STALKS HAVE FALLEN OFF WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE OTHER TRAFFIC NOT SEEING YOUR TURN SIGNAL B) WINDSHIELD RETAINING WELL NUTS HAVE CRUMBLED AND THE WINDSHIELD COULD COME LOOSE OR OFF AT HWY SPEEDS CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND POSSIBLE ACCI... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jul 19, 2008
Incident date: Jul 18, 2008
TURN SIGNAL MOUNT DRY ROTS AND FALLS OFF POSSIBLE CAUSE OF INJURY FROM SIGNAL ITSELF. OTHER PROBLEM IS IT COULD FALL OFF WITHOUT RIDER KNOWING IT AND COULD BE INVOLVED IN CRASH FROM LACK OF SIGNAL GIVEN TO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. *TR
KAWASAKI KL650A6F (2006) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jul 16, 2008
Incident date: Jul 11, 2008
2006 KAWASAKI KLR650 MOTORCYCLE. BALANCER CHAIN TENSIONER COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE KLR650 "DOOHICKIE". COASTING DOWN A SLEIGHT GRADE WITH MOTORCYCLE IN GEAR, MOTOR SUDDENLY MADE RAPPING NOISE AND STOPPED. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SPRING KEEPING TENSION ON THE "DOOHICKIE" HAD FAILED, GOT CAUGHT IN THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH IN TURN BENT BOTH INTAKE VALVES. THE BALANCER CHAIN... Read more
KAWASAKI VERSYS (2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jul 16, 2008
Incident date: Jul 3, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KAWASAKI VERSYS (NA) MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT DROPPED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES WHILE IT WAS STATIONARY. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS SPINNING AND HE COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE DROPPING OF THE BIKE WOULD NOT BE COVER... Read more
KAWASAKI VULCAN 900 (2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL Jul 11, 2008
Incident date: Jul 3, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KAWASAKI VULCAN 900. WHILE RIDING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ODOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ODOMETER, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS SUPPOSED TO NOTIFY THE CONTACT ABOUT THE SERVICE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS NOT CALLED HIM ... Read more
KAWASAKI ZX14 (2006) — STRUCTURE Jul 10, 2008
Incident date: Jun 27, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 (NA) KAWASAKI NINJA ZX 1400. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A TURN, HE CAN HEAR A VERY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE BEGAN THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FRAME INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE RECALL NUMBER AND SP... Read more
KAWASAKI ZX14 (2006) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jul 10, 2008
Incident date: Jun 27, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 (NA) KAWASAKI NINJA ZX 1400. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A TURN, HE CAN HEAR A VERY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE BEGAN THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FRAME INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE RECALL NUMBER AND SP... Read more
KAWASAKI ZG1000A17 (2002) — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE Jul 10, 2008
Incident date: Apr 10, 2002
DIFFERENTIAL BROKE 3 TIMES IN ABOUT 1 YEAR. ALMOST HIT CAR HEAD ON THE 3RD TIME BECAUSE IT FROZE UP. 1ST TIME REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP DUE TO BEING SOAKED WITH OIL FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. ALMOST HIT CAR WHEN SLIDING IN CURVE. 2ND TIME I PASSED BETWEEN TWO CARS AT THE CENTER STRIPE TO BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP FROM 40 MPH. 3RD TIME I ALMOST HIT A CAR COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN THE ENTI... Read more
KAWASAKI ZG1000A17 (2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jul 10, 2008
Incident date: Nov 22, 2007
HEAD LIGHT AND ALL DASH LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF AT ALL SPEEDS, INCLUDING IDLE. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME. SOME TIMES IT WILL NOT HAPPEN FOR DAYS, THEN IT WILL HAPPEN CONTINUOUSLY FOR DAYS. NOT CERTAIN BUT ACCORDING TO WHAT OTHERS HAVE FOUND IT IS PROBABLY A BROKEN SOLDER JOINT IN THE GENERATOR. THE MOTORCYCLE IS ALMOST NEVER RIDDEN AT NIGHT DUE TO THIS DEFECT. WHEN IT BLINKS ON AND OFF... Read more
KAWASAKI VN900B8F (2008) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Jul 7, 2008
Incident date: Jun 27, 2008
HOT AIR FROM BELOW SEAT AREA OF ENGINE OR RADIATOR BURNED AND BLISTERED MY LEGS (ABOVE KNEE CREASE AND BELOW KNEE CREASE ON BACK OF LEGS, I HAVE PICTURES OF BURNS). *TR
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KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — POWER TRAIN Jul 6, 2008
Incident date: Mar 20, 2008
I PURCHASED AN ENDURO MOTORCYCLE FOR USE ON THE HIGHWAY,THE MOTORCYCLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ALL NECESSARY COMPONENTS FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT CALIBRATED TO THE FAULT THAT I NEVER KNEW WHAT THE READING WOULD BE EVAN AT THE SAME ESTIMATED SPEED. I USED THE MOTORCYCLE ON MOSTLY SURFACE STREETS. ON THE EVENING THAT THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED IT SEEMED TO "GET A BOOST OF P... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Jul 6, 2008
Incident date: Mar 20, 2008
I PURCHASED AN ENDURO MOTORCYCLE FOR USE ON THE HIGHWAY,THE MOTORCYCLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ALL NECESSARY COMPONENTS FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT CALIBRATED TO THE FAULT THAT I NEVER KNEW WHAT THE READING WOULD BE EVAN AT THE SAME ESTIMATED SPEED. I USED THE MOTORCYCLE ON MOSTLY SURFACE STREETS. ON THE EVENING THAT THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED IT SEEMED TO "GET A BOOST OF P... Read more
KAWASAKI KLR650 (2008) — EQUIPMENT Jul 6, 2008
Incident date: Mar 20, 2008
I PURCHASED AN ENDURO MOTORCYCLE FOR USE ON THE HIGHWAY,THE MOTORCYCLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ALL NECESSARY COMPONENTS FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT CALIBRATED TO THE FAULT THAT I NEVER KNEW WHAT THE READING WOULD BE EVAN AT THE SAME ESTIMATED SPEED. I USED THE MOTORCYCLE ON MOSTLY SURFACE STREETS. ON THE EVENING THAT THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED IT SEEMED TO "GET A BOOST OF P... Read more
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