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Kawasaki - Ignition switch wires may chafe possible stall

Official notice

1 Sept 2015

Last checked

1 Sept 2015

Risk not stated by sourceNHTSA
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An official NHTSA notice concerns Kawasaki - Ignition switch wires may chafe possible stall. An engine stall increases the risk of a crash. Published 2015-09-01.

What to do now

Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will install additional shielding and padding to prevent the ignition wire from shorting. Any igniton switch that has damaged wires will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on september 15, 2015. Owners may contact kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki's number for this recall is mc15-10.

Units affected

11,836

Recall number

MC15-10

Official notice

2015-09-01

The hazard

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

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Affected products

Product 1

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. — Ignition switch wires may chafe/possible stall

Units affected

11,836

Risk / hazard

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Kawasaki

Manufacturer

Kawasaki motors corp., u.s.a.

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Kawasaki. Contact: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A..

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

unspecified

Recall details

Recall number

MC15-10

Campaign number

15V550000

Units affected

11,836

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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