Kymco Electrical System: Ignition

Kymco is recalling about 918 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. The operator will not be able to stop the engine from running by the fastest means possible in case of an emergency, increasing the risk of personal injury or a crash.

Campaign
06V269000
Manufacturer
KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD
Reported
26 July 2006
Vehicles
918
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 August 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2006-2007 Kymco Agility

What the defect is

On certain motorcycles, the mandatory engine stop switch on the right hand handlebar was not installed. This does not comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 123, 'motorcycle controls and displays.'

What could happen

The operator will not be able to stop the engine from running by the fastest means possible in case of an emergency, increasing the risk of personal injury or a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE STOP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA26 July 2006
  2. Owners notified1 August 2006

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 26 July 2006.

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

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD
Safety standard
FMVSS 123
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 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 http://www.safercar.gov.

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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