NHTSA Campaign 15V117000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

Issued by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. · Reported Feb 27, 2015 · 194 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 and 14ABS motorcycles manufactured May 8, 2008, to February 20, 2013, and modified for police authority use. The additional police accessories may cause the 30-amp main fuse to blow. Also, the additional police wiring harness may chafe leading to a short, which may blow the main fuse.

Consequence

If the fuse blows, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Kawasaki has notified the affected police departments and will send trained personnel to repair the motorcycles, free of charge. The recall began April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki 's number for this recall is MC15-02. Note: This recall is an expansion of recalls 12V-134, 13V-370 and 13V-387.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KAWASAKI CONCOURS 14 2009 194
KAWASAKI CONCOURS 14 2010 194
KAWASAKI CONCOURS 14 2011 194
KAWASAKI CONCOURS 14 2012 194
KAWASAKI CONCOURS 14 2013 194

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V117000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.