NHTSA campaign 09V059000

Kawasaki Recall 09V-059: MUFFLER MOUNT BOLT

NHTSA recall 09V059000 was reported by KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. on February 19, 2009, with 16,167 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kawasaki KL650E for model years 2008–2009. Owners were notified on February 23, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 09V059000 (also written 09V-059 or 09V059)
Filed by: KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.
Report received: February 19, 2009
Potentially affected: 16,167 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling — Exhaust System — Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Owners notified: February 23, 2009

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V059000. 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 KL650E
- 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built February 14, 2007 – January 23, 2009 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V059000.

Defect description

KAWASAKI IS RECALLING 16,167 MY 2008-2009 KLR 650 (KL650E8F/L, KL650E9F/L) MOTORCYCLES. THE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY IS SECURED TO THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE BY TWO BOLTS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HEAT EXPANSION CYCLES OF THE MUFFLER, COMBINED WITH VIBRATION FROM VEHICLE OPERATION MAY CAUSE LOOSENING OF THE MUFFLER MOUNTING BOLTS.

Safety consequence

IF THE BOLTS LOOSEN COMPLETELY, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE MUFFLER TO SEPARATE FROM THE MOTORCYCLE, CREATING A RISK OF A CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE PAINT FROM THE MUFFLER MOUNT TABS AND REPLACE THE MOUNT BOLTS, NUT, AND WASHER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 23, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V059000

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.