| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 16044 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: KAWASAKI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008465000075840000000175 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: VN1500 | Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V233000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | Manufacturer That Filed Report: KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1997 | End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 28 1997 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 544 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 29 1997 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. | Report Received Date: Dec, 16 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 19 1997 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motorcycles. an improperly manufactured transmission gear can cause weakening and eventual breakage of an adjacent gear. | Consequence Summary: Gear breakage can result in transmission lockup, causing the operator to lose control of the motorcycle. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect these motorcycles and repair affected units. | Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during late december 1997.owners who take their motorcycles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kawasaki at 1-714-770-0400.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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