2009 Kawasaki EX650C9F

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › exhaust system. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System	1		0	0	2

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages10V323000

Filed Jul 9, 20106,764 vehiclesKawasaki Motors Corp., U.s.a.

Defect. KAWASAKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 EX650C9F/FL AND MODEL YEAR 2010 EX650CAF/FL NINJA 650 MOTORCYCLES. THE RIGHT REAR PORTION OF THE LOWER COWLING CAN INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATOR'S FOOT WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING THE REAR BRAKE.

Risk. THIS COULD DIMINISH THE OPERATOR'S CONTROL OVER BRAKE FORCE APPLICATION OR DISTRACT THE OPERATOR, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN UPDATED FOOTREST GUARD AND FAIRING BRACKET. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KAWASAKI CONSUMER SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 1-866-802-9381.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System2 injured

Filed May 3, 2010151 milesPA

THE 2009 KAWASAKI NINJA 650R MODELS VENT EXCESSIVE HEAT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE DURING OPERATION. MY HUSBAND AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED TWO NEW 2009 NINJA 650R MOTORCYCLES AND BOTH OF US EXPERIENCED SLIGHT BURNS TO OUR RIGHT CALVES AFTER RIDING FOR JUST 20 MINUTES. I WAS WEARING LONG, COTTON PANTS AND HE WAS WEARING SHORTS. HIS BURN WAS SLIGHTLY WORSE. WE SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT TO THE KAWASAKI DEALER AND SENT AN EMAIL TO KAWASAKI, BUT IT APPEARS NEITHER IS WILLING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. *TR

1 of 1 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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 9, 2010. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.