Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed May 7, 2003IL
THE CARBURETORS NEEDLE VALVE BECAME CORRODED DUE TO A RUBBER TIP THAT CAME OFF, THEREFORE THE CARBURETOR OVER FLOWED AND SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. *NLM
1996 Kawasaki Bayou
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsFuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly1 injured
Filed Sep 29, 1998TN
WAS TRAVELING 20-30MPH ON MOTORCYCLE. DRIVER HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, FUEL TANK RUPTURED. FUEL SPILLED EVERYWHERE. MOTORCYLE HAS A PLASTIC FUEL TANK. *AK
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.