- Vehicles
- 532
- Built between
- Nov 2007 – Dec 2007
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 4 February 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2007 and December 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2008 Kawasaki EX250J8FBuilt November 2007 to December 2007
- 2008 Kawasaki EX250J8FLBuilt November 2007 to December 2007
What the defect is
Kawasaki is recalling 532 my 2008 ninja EX250J8F and EX250J8FL motorcycles. The tail light bulb may prematurely fail.
What could happen
Inappropriate lighting could reduce visibility creating the possibility of a crash resulting in injury or death.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TAIL LIGHT BULB FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 4, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2007 to December 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 February 2008
- Owners notified4 February 2008
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 5 February 2008.
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 866-802-9381.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- MC 08-01
- Recalling manufacturer
- KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.
- 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
Kawasaki recall no. Mc 08-01.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.