NHTSA Campaign 15V117000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
NHTSA campaign 15V117000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers. The repair is free.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A filed the report for 15V117000 with NHTSA on February 27, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V117000, NHTSA lists up to 194 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 8, 2008 and February 20, 2013.
The 15V117000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V117000 were scheduled from April 13, 2015, 45 days after the report.
15V117000 covers 1 model from Kawasaki, model years 2011–2013.
Owners of the model years 15V117000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V117000 vehicles, the 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V117000 ranks 15 of 16 Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A recalls on this site.
Besides 15V117000, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V117000 was 13V370000, reported on August 16, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 and 14ABS motorcycles manufactured May 8, 2008, to February 20, 2013, and modified for police authority use. The additional police accessories may cause the 30-amp main fuse to blow. Also, the additional police wiring harness may chafe leading to a short, which may blow the main fuse.
- The risk
- If the fuse blows, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Kawasaki has notified the affected police departments and will send trained personnel to repair the motorcycles, free of charge. The recall began April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki 's number for this recall is MC15-02. Note: This recall is an expansion of recalls 12V-134, 13V-370 and 13V-387.
Reported February 27, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V117000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V117000, 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 27, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted