Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2009 Kawasaki Concours 14. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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DURING A STOP IF THE REAR BRAKE ABS IS ACTIVATED BECAUSE OF LOSS OF TRACTION, THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL WILL BECOME FROZEN AND NO REAR BRAKE WILL BE AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY NO ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHECKED BY QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN, STATES ALL SYSTEMS ARE GOOD AND THE ABS MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE.
ABS PUMP FAILURE WITH NO WARNING LIGHT. REAR BRAKE LEVER FROZE UP AND DOES NOT DEPRESS MAKING THE REAR BRAKES UNUSABLE
REAR BRAKE LOCKS AND WILL NOT TAKE ANY INPUT TO THE PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY. ABLE TO FREE IT UP OR IT DOES IT BY ITSELF AFTER A FEW MINUTES NOT RIDING IT. ABS LIGHT IS NEVER ILLUMINATED FRONT BRAKE NOT AFFECTED CAN HAPPEN AFTER FIVE MINUTES OF RIDING OR UPWARDS OF AN HALF HOUR 45 MINUTES. CAN HAPPEN RIDING CITY AND HIGHWAYS AT ALL SPEEDS. NEVER HAPPENED STATIONARY
REAR BRAKE LEVER WOULD GET STUCK WHEN APPLYING REAR BRAKES. NOW I HAVE NO REAR BRAKES. ABS PUMP HAS FAILED, NO BRAKE PRESSURE AFTER THE PUMP TO THE REAR BRAKES. THERE IS PRESSURE BEFORE THE PUMP, BUT NONE AFTER THE PUMP.
ON MARCH 28,15. ON A SATURDAY MORNING ABOUT 9:30AM. I JUST LEFT MY GARAGE WHERE I PARK MY MOTORCYCLE. IT IS COVERED SECURELY WITH A BIKE BARN AND A MOTORCYCLE COVER. WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE. EVERYTHING SOUND OKAY AND NORMAL. AND THE NIGHT BEFORE I LEFT WORK IN THE FRIDAY EVENING GOING HOME. EVERY THING SEEMS OKAY. WHEN THE NEXT DAY. WHEN I LEFT MY APARTMENT GARAGE. I HAD WAITED FOR THE GREEN LIGHT TO CHANGE. WHEN ABOUT 1 AND HALF BLOCKS FROM MY APARTMENT. I NOTICE A SIZZLING SOUND. AND THEN SMELL LIKE SMOKE. AND ALL IN A SUDDEN. THERE WAS WHITE OR LIGHT BLUISH COLOR. COVERING ALL OVER ME. THIS CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE. AND ALSO MY PIPE. AND THE MOTORCYCLE HAD SEIZED. WHEN I HAD STOP AT THE STOP LIGHT. TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO GO HOME. I HAD TO START THE MOTORCYCLE UP AGAIN. AS I RODE IT CLOSELY TO MY APARTMENT GARAGE. THE SMOKE GOTTEN WORSE. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD CALLED WHERE I PURCHASED MY MOTORCYCLE. HONDA OF HOLLYWOOD. THE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR NAMED FERNANDO TOLD ME. I CAN NOT GET THERE TOWING SERVICE. BECAUSE HE WAS TOWING OTHER MOTORCYCLE. BECAUSE OF THE NEW MOTORCYCLE MERGER. SO I HAD TO WAIT TO THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. TO GET IT TOWED THERE. WHEN HE TURN MY MOTORCYCLE ON. HE TOLD ME. THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG JOB. THIS DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT WITH THE ENGINE. FOR TWO WEEKS. THEY DIDN'T CALL ME. I HAD TO CALL THEM. HE TOLD ME. THE REASONS WHY THEY DIDN'T WORK ON MY MOTORCYCLE. IS THEY JUST GOTTEN THE WORD. THEY WILL NO LONGER SERVICE KAWASAKI MOTORCYCLES. SO I HAD TO LOOK INTO THE INTERNET TO FIND ANOTHER MC SERVICE. THAT CAN WARRANTY SERVICE MY MC. WHICH IS PACIFIC POWER SPORTS IN MARINA DEL REY. THE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR NAMED: OSCAR. TOLD ME DON'T WORRY. THIS IS ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER. HE HAS NOT WORKED ON MY MC. TELLING ME TODAY. 3/25/15. I HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $390.00 TO FIX. I HAVE A 4 YEAR WARRANTY. IF IT IS NOT A WARRANTY PROBLEM ETC. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2009 KAWASAKI CONCOURS 14. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V343000( SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , STRUCTURE ) WHICH ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI CONCOURS 14 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V343000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO EVALUATE THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GUARD BEFORE PERFORMING THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL INDICATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR MASTER CYLINDER AND DOES NOT MENTION AN EVALUATION. THE CONTACT WANTED THE PART REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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