| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006066428 | Incident Date: May, 24 2006 |
| Consumer's City: RICHMOND | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
| Model Name: VN1600A1 | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JKBVNKA103A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 27 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Mar, 28 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 2 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling at 65+ mph on i-64, a friend riding behind me noticed smoke coming from my motorcycle and signaled for me to pull over. when i got to the side of the shoulder i noticed that the smoke was coming from behind the cover on the left side of the engine/transmission just fwd of the drive shaft. i could see the glow of flames still burning through the hole where the wiring harness passes. the fire kept burning for several minutes as i tried to put it out by smothering it with a rag. my friend called the state police while i disconnected the battery and they arrived with an ambulance and fire truck, but just after the fire burned itself out. after removing the cover, i found the harness completely fried and melted insulator all over everything. taking the bike into the dealer for evaluation and repair tuesday. *jb |
