NHTSA campaign 00V384000
Kawasaki Recall 00V-384: KAWASAKI/FUEL GAUGE
NHTSA recall 00V384000 was reported by KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. on November 21, 2000, with 3,279 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kawasaki Ninja, Kawasaki ZX1200-A1 and Kawasaki ZX1200-A1L for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on December 28, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V384000 (also written 00V-384 or 00V384)
- Filed by
- KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,279 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V384000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Kawasaki
Kawasaki Ninja
- 2000 · Vehicles built December 10, 1999 – March 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Kawasaki ZX1200-A1
- 2000 · Vehicles built December 10, 1999 – March 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Kawasaki ZX1200-A1L
- 2000 · Vehicles built December 10, 1999 – March 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V384000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE FUEL GAUGE AND LOW FUEL WARNING SYSTEM MAY NOT PROVIDE ACCURATE INDICATION OF LOW FUEL LEVELS.
Safety consequence
THE OPERATOR COULD RUN OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO BECOME DISTRACTED, OR TO SLOW UNEXPECTEDLY IN TRAFFIC, CREATING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING COMPONENTS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 28, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-949-770-0400.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V384000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.