Kawasaki Electrical System: Module

Kawasaki is recalling about 5,906 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. This could create the potential for a crash, resulting in injury or death.

Campaign
07V215000
Manufacturer
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.
Reported
17 May 2007
Vehicles
5,906
Built between
Feb 2006 – Apr 2006
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
19 June 2007
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2006 and April 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006 Kawasaki VN900B6FBuilt February 2006 to April 2006
  • 2006 Kawasaki VN900B6FLBuilt February 2006 to April 2006
  • 2006 Kawasaki VN900D6FBuilt February 2006 to April 2006
  • 2006 Kawasaki VN900D6FLBuilt February 2006 to April 2006

What the defect is

Certain motorcycles may stall under deceleration due to an improper setting of the engine control unit (ecu).

What could happen

This could create the potential for a crash, resulting in injury or death.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ECU WITH ONE THAT CONTAINS REVISED SETTINGS THAT WILL ADDRESS THE ENGINE STALLING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2006 to April 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA17 May 2007
  3. Owners notified19 June 2007

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 17 May 2007.

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 kawasaki at 1-866-802-9381.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.
Recall initiated by
ODI

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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