ElectricalEngine
Filed Apr 10, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI NINJA 250 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V064000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), ALTHOUGH HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL SEEPED OUT AROUND THE FRONT SPROCKET, WHICH CONSTANTLY CREATED SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,900.
- NHTSA ID
- 10704965
- Incident
- Apr 8, 2015
- Mileage
- 8,900 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.
- NHTSA ID
- 10617167
- Incident
- Jul 27, 2014
- Mileage
- 4,500 mi
VEHICLE HAD APPLICABLE RECALL RELATED TO VOLTAGE RECTIFIER PERFORMED IN 2012. THERE WAS NO ISSUE OBSERVED WITH VEHICLE UP UNTIL TODAY. VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND GAUGES WOULD DIM SECONDS LATER UNTIL IT DIED COMPLETELY. A FEW WEEKS EARLIER WHILE RIDING ANOTHER RIDER MADE THE OBSERVATION THAT TAIL LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. NO NOTICEABLE LOSS IN PERFORMANCE WAS NOTED DURING COURSE OF THAT DAY. BIKE HAD NOT BEEN RIDDEN BETWEEN THEN AND NOW. A FEW MEMBERS OF AN ONLINE FORUM ARE ALSO REPORTING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES MONTHS AFTER HAVING RECALL PERFORMED. ONE IN FACT REPORTED THAT LOCAL DEALER AGAIN REPLACED RECTIFIER AND STATOR AT NO COST TO THEM. I'VE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO HAS NO REPORTED INCIDENTS OF FAILING "REPLACEMENT" EQUIPMENT AND STATED THAT KAWASAKI WILL NOT HONOR ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT. WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY CURRENT LIFEPO4 BATTERY BECAUSE THE AT REST VOLTAGE HAS FALLEN FAR BELOW THE MINIMUM ALLOWED VOLTAGE AND PERFORM THE RECOMMENDED PERFORMANCE TEST ON THE RECTIFIER AS OUTLINED BY KAWASAKI. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10615863
- Incident
- Jul 23, 2014
- Mileage
- 8,000 mi
Electrical
Filed May 25, 2014
I WAS HEADED TO WORK. I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN TOWARD THE INTERSTATE THEN MY DASH WENT BLANK. I TRIED TO GIVE THE BIKE GAS AND IT JUST BOGGED DOWN THEN IN JERKED ME FORWARD THEN IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TRIED TO CUT THE BIKE ON AND IT WOULD TURN OVER THE STARTER. SO THAT FOLLOWING WEEK I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW BATTERY I PUT IT IN THE BIKE IT FIRED UP QUICKLY BUT I DIDN'T RIDE LONG JUST AROUND THE BLOCK A FEW TIMES. THE NEXT DAY I TRIED TO RIDE AND THE DASH WENT BLANK AGAIN THEN THE BIKE CUT OFF ON ME AGAIN. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10593930
- Incident
- May 17, 2014
- Mileage
- 6,890 mi
Electrical
Filed Aug 30, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V064000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR). THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10473059
- Incident
- Aug 28, 2012
- Mileage
- 9,000 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.