NHTSA campaign 99V067000

Kawasaki Recall 99V-067: KAWASAKI/FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

NHTSA recall 99V067000 was reported by KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. on April 6, 1999, with 2,779 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kawasaki Drifter and Kawasaki VN1500 for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on April 9, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V067000 (also written 99V-067 or 99V067)
Filed by: KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.
Report received: April 6, 1999
Potentially affected: 2,779 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System
Owners notified: April 9, 1999

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V067000. 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 Drifter
- 1999
Kawasaki VN1500
- 1999

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V067000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES (VN1500-J1/L) EQUIPPED WITH A DIGITAL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND A VEHICLE-DOWN SENSOR. THIS FEATURE IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FROM CONTINUING TO PUMP FUEL IF THE MOTORCYCLE FALLS DOWN, BY SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION AND FUEL INJECTION PUMP. DURING BATTERY MAINTENANCE, THE VEHICLE-DOWN SENSOR CAN BE DISLODGED FROM ITS NORMAL MOUNTED POSITION. IF THE SENSOR IS OUT OF POSITION, THE MOTORCYCLE MAY NOT START OR MAY STALL DURING CERTAIN DRIVING MANEUVERS.

Safety consequence

IF THE SENSOR IS NOT CORRECTLY INSTALLED, THE ENGINE CAN CRANK BUT NOT START OR THE ENGINE COULD STOP DURING CERTAIN RIDING SITUATIONS, LIKE LEANING OVER IN A TURN. SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD CAUSE THE OPERATOR TO LOSE THEIR BALANCE RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER MOUNTING OF THE SENSOR AND RE-INSTALL IF IT IS NOT IN THE CORRECT POSITION. DEALERS WILL ALSO AFFIX TO THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME, A WARNING LABEL THAT PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS ON REPOSITIONING THE VEHICLE-DOWN SENSOR AFTER SERVICING THE BATTERY.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 9, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES 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 1-949-770-0400.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V067000

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.