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NHTSA Campaign 12V064000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA campaign 12V064000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery. The repair is free.

KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A filed the report for 12V064000 with NHTSA on February 17, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 12V064000, NHTSA lists up to 20,512 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 14, 2007 and July 26, 2011.

The 12V064000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 12V064000 were scheduled from February 24, 2012, 7 days after the report.

12V064000 covers 1 model from Kawasaki, model years 2011–2012.

Owners of the model years 12V064000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 12V064000 vehicles, the 2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R has the most (1).

By potentially affected vehicles, 12V064000 ranks 1 of 4 KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A recalls on this site.

Besides 12V064000, KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A has 1 other recall on the electrical system on this site.

What this recall covers

The defect
KAWASAKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 NINJA ZX-10R, AND 2009-2012 NINJA ZX-6R MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 14, 2007 THROUGH JULY 26, 2011. DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ERROR, THE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER MAY INSUFFICIENTLY CHARGE THE BATTERY.
The risk
IF THE BATTERY DISCHARGES, THE MOTORCYCLE MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The fix
KAWASAKI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 24, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 949-770-0400.

Reported February 17, 2012

Vehicles covered by 12V064000 (2)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V064000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.

Newest record on this page: February 17, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted