NHTSA campaign 04V063000
Kawasaki Recall 04V-063: KAWASAKI/MUFFLER BRACKETS
NHTSA recall 04V063000 was reported by KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. on February 18, 2004, with 5,850 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kawasaki VN1600-A1, Kawasaki VN1600-A1L, Kawasaki VN1600-A2 and more for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on February 17, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V063000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V063000 (also written 04V-063 or 04V063)
- Filed by
- KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 5,850 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Exhaust System — Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V063000. 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 VN1600-A1
- 2003 · Vehicles built October 1, 2002 – November 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Kawasaki VN1600-A1L
- 2003 · Vehicles built October 1, 2002 – November 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Kawasaki VN1600-A2
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2002 – November 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Kawasaki VN1600-A2L
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2002 – November 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V063000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE MUFFLER BRACKETS COULD CRACK ALLOWING THE MUFFLER TO BECOME LOOSE AND POTENTIALLY SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN EXHAUST PIPES.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE MUFFLER BRACKETS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-866-802-9381.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V063000
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.