Kawasaki Unknown or Other

Kawasaki is recalling about 2,976 vehicles over a problem with the unknown or other. This condition could cause the rear wheel to lock up resulting in a loss of control of the motorcycle and personal injury.

Campaign
95V097000
Manufacturer
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.
Reported
16 May 1995
Vehicles
2,976
Built between
Sep 1994 – May 1995
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
5 June 1995
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 1994 and May 1995. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1995 Kawasaki Ninja
  • 1995 Kawasaki ZX600-F1Built September 1994 to May 1995
  • 1995 Kawasaki ZX600-F1LBuilt September 1994 to May 1995

What the defect is

The tools may come out of the tool kit bag while riding, fall into the drive train area and possibly lodge in one of the moving parts.

What could happen

This condition could cause the rear wheel to lock up resulting in a loss of control of the motorcycle and personal injury.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TOOL KIT BAG AND ITS RETAINING STRAP WITH A DRAW-STRING BAG AND NEW RETAINING BAND.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1994 to May 1995
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA16 May 1995
  3. Owners notified5 June 1995

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 16 May 1995.

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
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

System: equipment; other pieces.vehicle description: motorcycles.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonabletime, please contact kawasaki at 1-714-770-0400. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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.

Same component

Same brand