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2017 Kymco K-Pipe 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 Feb 22, 2021
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 Jun 21, 2018

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2017 Kymco K-Pipe. 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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Electrical
Filed Feb 22, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KYMCO K-PIPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH INDEPENDENTLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD TO HOLD THE KEY IN PLACE TO KEEP THE IGNITION SWITCH FROM SWITCHING TO THE OFF POSITION. THE CONTACT CALLED HALL'S MOTORSPORTS (520 WEST INTERSTATE 65 SERVICE RD S, MOBILE, AL 36693) AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 633.

NHTSA ID
11397351
Incident
Jul 10, 2019
Mileage
633 mi
Engine
Filed Jan 28, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KYMCO KPIPE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE RIDING 50 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS RESTARTED AND RIDDEN TO THE RESIDENCE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 610. ## VIN PASSED ## KYMCO 2017 ##

NHTSA ID
11390561
Incident
May 18, 2018
Mileage
610 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jun 21, 2018
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE GEAR SHIFT PATTERN WAS ASSEMBLED IN A REVERSE SEQUENCE WHEN COMPARED TO THE STANDARD SETUP. AS SUCH, THESE MOTORCYCLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NUMBER 123, "MOTORCYCLE CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS."

NHTSA ID
11103329
Incident
Apr 5, 2018
Mileage
1 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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