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Kawasaki - Improperly tightened exhaust pipe nuts

Official notice

18 Oct 2021

Last checked

18 Oct 2021

Medium riskNHTSA
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An official NHTSA notice concerns Kawasaki - Improperly tightened exhaust pipe nuts. The exhaust pipe nuts and collar may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury. Published 2021-10-18.

What to do now

Dealers will replace the gaskets and the collars, and reinstall the muffler, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed november 2, 2021. Owners may contact kmc customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kmc's number for this recall is mc21-07.

Units affected

574

Recall number

MC21-07

Official notice

2021-10-18

The hazard

The exhaust pipe nuts and collar may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

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Affected products

Product 1

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. — Improperly tightened exhaust pipe nuts

Units affected

574

Risk / hazard

The exhaust pipe nuts and collar may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

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

medium

Recall details

Recall number

MC21-07

Campaign number

21V819000

Units affected

574

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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