NHTSA campaign 12V134000

Kawasaki Recall 12V-134: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE

NHTSA recall 12V134000 was reported by KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. on March 30, 2012, with 273 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kawasaki Concours 14 for model years 2009–2012. Owners were notified on April 5, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V134000 (also written 12V-134 or 12V134)
Filed by: KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.
Report received: March 30, 2012
Potentially affected: 273 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System
Owners notified: April 5, 2012

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V134000. 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 Concours 14
- 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V134000.

Defect description

KAWASAKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2012 CONCOURS 14 POLICE MOTORCYCLES. THE ADDITIONAL POLICE ACCESSORIES MAY CAUSE THE 30-AMP MAIN FUSE TO BLOW. ALSO, THE ADDITIONAL POLICE WIRING HARNESS MAY CHAFE LEADING TO A SHORT, WHICH MAY BLOW THE MAIN FUSE.

Safety consequence

IF THE FUSE BLOWS, THE ENGINE MAY STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

KAWASAKI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO MITIGATE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-866-802-9381.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY 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 12V134000

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.