NHTSA campaign 97V233000
Kawasaki Recall 97V-233: KAWASAKI/TRANSMISSION GEAR
NHTSA recall 97V233000 was reported by KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. on December 16, 1997, with 544 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kawasaki VN1500 and Kawasaki Vulcan for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on December 29, 1997, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V233000 (also written 97V-233 or 97V233)
- Filed by
- KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 544 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Manual Transmission
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V233000. 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 VN1500
- 1997 · Vehicles built January 1, 1997 – February 28, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Kawasaki Vulcan
- 1997 · Vehicles built January 1, 1997 – February 28, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V233000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. AN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION GEAR CAN CAUSE WEAKENING AND EVENTUAL BREAKAGE OF AN ADJACENT GEAR.
Safety consequence
GEAR BREAKAGE CAN RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE MOTORCYCLES AND REPAIR AFFECTED UNITS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING LATE DECEMBER 1997.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR MOTORCYCLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-714-770-0400.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V233000
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.