NHTSA Campaign 16V102000
STEERING
NHTSA campaign 16V102000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering. The repair is free.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A filed the report for 16V102000 with NHTSA on February 23, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V102000, NHTSA lists up to 544 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 28, 2015 and January 18, 2016.
The 16V102000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V102000 were scheduled from February 29, 2016, 6 days after the report.
16V102000 covers 1 model from Kawasaki, model years 2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V102000 ranks 11 of 16 Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A recalls on this site.
Besides 16V102000, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A has 1 other recall on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ninja ZX-10R and Ninja ZX-10R ABS motorcycles, models ZX1000RGFAL, ZX1000RGFL, ZX1000SGFAL and ZX1000SGFL, manufactured October 28, 2015, to January 18, 2016. In the affected motorcycles, the steering damper bracket mounting bolts may break due to being over tightened.
- The risk
- If the steering damper bracket mounting bolts break, the steering damper bracket would detach and could interfere with steering the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering damper bracket mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began February 29, 2016. Owners may contact KMC customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki's number for this recall is MC16-03.
Reported February 23, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V102000 (1)
Kawasaki (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V102000, 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 23, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted