2003 KAWASAKI ZX636 B1L

1 recalls — 1 complaints

03V387000 Oct 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE WELDS SECURING THE MUFFLER TO ITS CLAMP COULD FAIL FROM VIBRATION, ALLOWING THE MUFFLER TO SEPARATE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MUFFLER AND INSTALL A RUBBER DAMPER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-866-802-9381.
11,018 vehicles affected

Complaint Statistics

1 total complaints 1 crashes 1 injuries

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Oct 28, 2003
CONSUMER WAS RIDING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH AND HEARD A CRACK FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF MOTORCYCLE. HAD TRIED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THEY WERE STUCK. MOTORCYCLE THEN WENT IN THE AIR, AND IT FLIPPED BACKWARDS. ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF MOTORCYCLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND A BURNED LEFT LEG FROM PIPE. CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V387000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL MC03-11 NOTICE A FEW DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash 1 injured