NHTSA Campaign 18V580000
STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND
NHTSA campaign 18V580000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure: motorcycle: kickstand/center stand. The repair is free.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A filed the report for 18V580000 with NHTSA on August 30, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V580000, NHTSA lists up to 390 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 11, 2017 and April 16, 2018.
The 18V580000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V580000 were scheduled from September 19, 2018, 20 days after the report.
18V580000 covers 1 model from Kawasaki, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V580000 ranks 12 of 16 Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain 2018 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE (ZXT02BJ) motorcycles. The pin for the center stand spring may have been improperly welded, and, as a result, the pin may shift or fall off resulting in the spring detaching and the center stand dropping to the ground unexpectedly and dragging while riding.
- The risk
- The dragging center stand can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left center stand bracket, free of charge. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki's number for this recall is MC18-05.
Reported August 30, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V580000 (1)
Kawasaki (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V580000, 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: August 30, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted