Kymco Engine and Engine Cooling

Kymco is recalling about 923 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. If this breakage occurs, it could cause a rear suspension failure, which could result in a crash.

Campaign
04V381000
Manufacturer
KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD
Reported
6 August 2004
Vehicles
923
Built between
Feb 2004 – Jul 2004
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 July 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2004 and July 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004-2005 Kymco Super-9Built February 2004 to July 2004
  • 2004-2005 Kymco VitalityBuilt February 2004 to July 2004

What the defect is

On certain scooters with engine number (SF10K & SH10B) and embossed casting number (KEB7-1), the engine mount can break.

What could happen

If this breakage occurs, it could cause a rear suspension failure, which could result in a crash.

What gets fixed

KYMCO WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 22, 2004.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2004 to July 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 August 2004
  3. Owners notified22 July 2004

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 August 2004.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners should contact kymco USA customer service toll free at 1-888-235-3417.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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