NHTSA campaign 07V215000
Kawasaki Recall 07V-215: ENGINE CONTROL UNIT/STALLING
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 07V215000 was reported by KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. on May 17, 2007, with 5,906 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kawasaki VN900B6F, Kawasaki VN900B6FL, Kawasaki VN900D6F and more for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on June 19, 2007, 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 07V215000 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
- 07V215000 (also written 07V-215 or 07V215)
- Filed by
- KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 5,906 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition — Module
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE07-004 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V215000. 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 VN900B6F
- 2006 · Vehicles built February 7, 2006 – April 18, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Kawasaki VN900B6FL
- 2006 · Vehicles built February 7, 2006 – April 18, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Kawasaki VN900D6F
- 2006 · Vehicles built February 7, 2006 – April 18, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Kawasaki VN900D6FL
- 2006 · Vehicles built February 7, 2006 – April 18, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V215000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES MAY STALL UNDER DECELERATION DUE TO AN IMPROPER SETTING OF THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU).
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH, RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ECU WITH ONE THAT CONTAINS REVISED SETTINGS THAT WILL ADDRESS THE ENGINE STALLING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-866-802-9381.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V215000
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.