Kawasaki Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Kawasaki is recalling about 104 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. Eventual pressure loss in the rear brake system can occur increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
98V265000
Manufacturer
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.
Reported
20 October 1998
Vehicles
104
Built between
Sep 1998 – Sep 1998
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
12 October 1998
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 1998 and September 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1999 Kawasaki Voyager XIIBuilt September 1998 to September 1998
  • 1999 Kawasaki ZG1200B13Built September 1998 to September 1998
  • 1999 Kawasaki ZG1200B13LBuilt September 1998 to September 1998

What the defect is

Vehicle description: motorcycles. The rear master cylinder and rear brake hose may have been incorrectly assembled, allowing brake fluid leakage.

What could happen

Eventual pressure loss in the rear brake system can occur increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR, IF NECESSARY.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1998 to September 1998
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 October 1998
  3. Owners notified12 October 1998

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 20 October 1998.

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

No owner notification is planned.all vehicles are still in dealer inventories.

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