NHTSA Campaign 15V550000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 15V550000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition: switch. The repair is free.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A filed the report for 15V550000 with NHTSA on September 1, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V550000, NHTSA lists up to 11,836 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 2, 2009 and March 12, 2015.
The 15V550000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V550000 were scheduled from September 15, 2015, 14 days after the report.
15V550000 covers 2 models from Kawasaki, model years 2011–2015.
Owners of the model years 15V550000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V550000 vehicles, the 2011 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V550000 ranks 3 of 16 Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A recalls on this site.
Besides 15V550000, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V550000 was 15V117000, reported on February 27, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain model year 2009-2015 Vulcan 1700 Voyager and 2011-2015 Vulcan 1700 Vaquero motorcycles manufactured February 2, 2009, to March 20, 2015. In the affected vehicles, an ignition wire may chafe due to contact with the fuel tank, resulting in a short circuit and possible engine stall.
- The risk
- An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will install additional shielding and padding to prevent the ignition wire from shorting. Any igniton switch that has damaged wires will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2015. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki's number for this recall is MC15-10.
Reported September 1, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V550000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V550000, 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: September 1, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted