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2007 Kawasaki KLR650 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Sep 21, 2012
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2007 Kawasaki KLR650, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Suspension150.0%
  • Tires & wheels150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KAWASAKI KLR650 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR WHEEL SEIZED ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TORSION SPRING FRACTURED INTO SMALL PIECES AND HAD FALLEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION GEAR, CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

NHTSA ID 10476631 · filed Sep 21, 2012

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

2007 KAWASAKI KLR 650 WITH TIRE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES HAVE SEPARATION CRACKS FROM THE TIRE CARCASS. HE STATES THAT THE CRACKS BEGIN TWO INCHES FROM THE RIM ON BOTH TIRES AND ARE DEEP INTO THE TIRE CARCASS. *KB (DUNLOP TIRES) *JB

NHTSA ID 10222745 · filed Mar 20, 2008

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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