- Vehicles
- 604
- Built between
- Mar 2008 – Jul 2008
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 26 September 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2008 and July 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009 Kawasaki VN900B9FBuilt March 2008 to July 2008
- 2009 Kawasaki VN900B9FLBuilt March 2008 to July 2008
- 2008 Kawasaki VN900C8FBuilt March 2008 to July 2008
- 2008 Kawasaki VN900D8FBuilt March 2008 to July 2008
What the defect is
Kawasaki is recalling 604 my 2008 vulcan VN900C8F, VN900D8F, and my 2009 VN900B9F, and VN900B9FL motorcycles. Fuel can leak from between the tank filler neck and the fuel cap gasket.
What could happen
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a fire.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2008 to July 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 September 2008
- Owners notified26 September 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 18 September 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 1-949-770-0400. Note: some spare part replacement fuel tanks are involved in this campaign. The following motorcycle models may have had one of these replacement fuel tanks installed: my 2006 VN900B6F, VN900D6F, my 2007 VN900C7F, VN900D7F, my 2008 VN900B8F, VN900C8F, VN900D8F, and my 2009 VN900B9F motorcycles. Please contact your dealer if you have any questions or concerns about these replacement fuel tanks.
Official source
- 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
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.