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NHTSA recall 97V233000

Power train › Manual transmission

Kawasaki VN1500 and 1 more

Reported Dec 16, 1997544 vehicles affectedKAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.Built Jan 1, 1997 – Feb 28, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: motorcycles. an improperly manufactured transmission gear can cause weakening and eventual breakage of an adjacent gear.

The risk

Gear breakage can result in transmission lockup, causing the operator to lose control of the motorcycle.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect these motorcycles and repair affected units.

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Vehicles in this recall

Kawasaki VN1500
1997
Kawasaki Vulcan
1997

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during late december 1997.owners who take their motorcycles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kawasaki at 1-714-770-0400.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.