- Vehicles
- 1,200
- Built between
- Oct 1981 – Oct 1981
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 1 December 1982
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1981 and October 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1982 Kawasaki KZ550Built October 1981 to October 1981
What the defect is
On some of these vehicles, the electrical wiring may have been improperly routed and the wires could be severely pinched by the seat.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE WIRING SYSTEM AND RELOCATE, IF NECESSARY, TO PREVENT WIRES FROM BEING PINCHED.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1981 to October 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 October 1982
- Owners notified1 December 1982
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 13 October 1982.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.
- 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
Vehicle description: motorcycles.system: electrical; wiring.consequences of defect: if wires were severely pinched and cut, the electricalsystem would fail, causing loss of lighting and power. Loss of lighting andpower in traffic, at night or in severe weather conditions could result inmotorcycle being struck by another vehicle.
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.