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Kawasaki

Official notice

15 Feb 2011

Last checked

15 Feb 2011

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Kawasaki. On certain motorcycles, the right rear portion of the lower fairing can interfere with the operator's footwear while applying the rear brake. This could diminish the operator's control over brake force application or distract the operator, creating the risk of a crash resulting in personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will install an updated footrest guard and fairing bracket. Published 2011-02-15.

What to do now

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Recall number

71749

Official notice

2011-02-15

The hazard

On certain motorcycles, the right rear portion of the lower fairing can interfere with the operator's footwear while applying the rear brake. This could diminish the operator's control over brake force application or distract the operator, creating the risk of a crash resulting in personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will install an updated footrest guard and fairing bracket.

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Recall Numbers

71749

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2009, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: NINJA 650

Product 2

Year: 2010, Make: KAWASAKI, Model: NINJA 650

Risk / hazard

On certain motorcycles, the right rear portion of the lower fairing can interfere with the operator's footwear while applying the rear brake. This could diminish the operator's control over brake force application or distract the operator, creating the risk of a crash resulting in personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will install an updated footrest guard and fairing bracket.

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

critical

Recall details

Recall number

71749

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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