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2012 Kawasaki EX650ECFL Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 16, 2012
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Nov 16, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2012 Kawasaki EX650ECFL. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Nov 16, 2012
Crash reported1 injury reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KAWASAKI EX650ECFL MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE RIDING AT 35 MPH, THE REAR BREAK PEDAL FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE MOTORCYCLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN SHOULDER BONE, FRACTURED RIBS. IN ADDITION, THREE BONES IN HIS SPINE WERE FRACTURED AND BOTH LUNGS WERE BRUISED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 300. UPDATED 12/31/12 *BF UPDATED 01/03/13

NHTSA ID
10484900
Incident
Oct 17, 2012
Mileage
300 mi

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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