NHTSA campaign 09V062000

Kawasaki Recall 09V-062: WIRES IN THE MAIN HARNESS

NHTSA recall 09V062000 was reported by KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. on February 20, 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 24, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 09V062000 (also written 09V-062 or 09V062)
Filed by: KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.
Report received: February 20, 2009
Potentially affected: 16,167 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring
Owners notified: February 24, 2009

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V062000. 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 09V062000.

Defect description

KAWASAKI IS RECALLING 16,167 MY 2008-2009 KLR 650 (KL650E8F/L, KL650E9F/L) MOTORCYCLES. WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS MIGHT BE DAMAGED DUE TO RUBBING CONTACT WITH A PORTION OF THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE CREATING A RISK OF A CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 24, 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 09V062000

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.