- Vehicles
- 134,674
- Built between
- Mar 2016 – Sep 2016
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 October 2017
- Repaired
- 10%
- Unrepaired
- 121,347
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2016 and September 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- K&N Powersports OIL FilterBuilt March 2016 to September 2016
Repair progress
121,347 of 134,674 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2019.
10% repaired — 13,134 of 134,674 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 193
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
K&N Engineering, Inc. (K&N) is recalling certain Powersports Oil Filters, part number KN-204, manufactured between March 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016. These oil filters may leak from the oil filter canister at the removal nut area onto the rear tire or rear brake of the motorcycle.
What could happen
An oil leak onto the rear tire or rear brake can cause loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
K&N will notify the distributors that purchased the affected filters, and will replace the oil filters with an improved filter, free of charge. The recall began on October 6, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2016 to September 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 August 2017
- Owners notified6 October 2017
- Latest repair reportQ1 2019 — 10% repaired
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 7 August 2017.
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 K&N customer service at 1-800-643-6320 or by e-mail at recallkn204@knfilters.com.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- K&N ENGINEERING, INC.
- 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.