| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003246756 | Incident Date: Nov, 19 2003 |
| Consumer's City: CEDAREDGE | Consumer's State: CO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
| Model Name: KLR650 | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JKAKLEA152D | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 21 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 28 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 1 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Subject: 2002 kawasaki klr650. november 2003, 16,500+ miles: davis service center, montrose, colorado, was asked to replace the stock counterbalancer chain tensioner lever with a stainless steel upgrade from eagle manufacturing & engineering. this was to be preventive maintenance since i've heard from that this is a weak point. upon internal inspection, the stock counter balanced chain tensioner lever was found to be broken. a broken piece had gotten into the transmission main shaft bearing and destroyed the race/bearing-holder. the bearings were still more-or-less in place and this problem was not yet apparent when operating the klr. subsequent catastrophic failure was a distinct possibility. failure could result in engine seizure and serious harm to the operator. from my experience on a klr650 email forum, i've learned that this problem occurs frequently and that kawasaki is aware of it. *la |
