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Kawasaki

Official notice

30 Sept 2015

Last checked

30 Sept 2015

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Kawasaki. On certain motorcycles, the ignition switch wires could chafe against the bottom of the fuel tank creating an electrical short. This could cause the engine to stall without warning resulting in a loss of motive power, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect the ignition switch for damaged wires and replace them as necessary. Additional shielding and padding will be installed. Published 2015-09-30.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

69300

Official notice

2015-09-30

The hazard

On certain motorcycles, the ignition switch wires could chafe against the bottom of the fuel tank creating an electrical short. This could cause the engine to stall without warning resulting in a loss of motive power, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect the ignition switch for damaged wires and replace them as necessary. Additional shielding and padding will be installed.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

69300

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2009, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER

Product 2

Year: 2009, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER ABS

Product 3

Year: 2010, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER

Product 4

Year: 2010, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER ABS

Product 5

Year: 2011, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO

Product 6

Year: 2011, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER

Product 7

Year: 2011, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER ABS

Product 8

Year: 2012, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO

Product 9

Year: 2012, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO ABS

Product 10

Year: 2012, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER

Product 11

Year: 2012, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER ABS

Product 12

Year: 2013, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO

Product 13

Year: 2013, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO ABS

Product 14

Year: 2013, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER

Product 15

Year: 2013, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER ABS

Product 16

Year: 2014, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO

Product 17

Year: 2014, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO ABS

Product 18

Year: 2014, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO ABS SE

Product 19

Year: 2014, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER ABS

Product 20

Year: 2015, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO ABS

Product 21

Year: 2015, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER ABS

Risk / hazard

On certain motorcycles, the ignition switch wires could chafe against the bottom of the fuel tank creating an electrical short. This could cause the engine to stall without warning resulting in a loss of motive power, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect the ignition switch for damaged wires and replace them as necessary. Additional shielding and padding will be installed.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Kawasaki.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

69300

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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