2012 Kawasaki EX650ECFL

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	1		1	0	1

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Structure12V081000

Filed Mar 1, 2012793 vehiclesKawasaki Motors Corp., U.s.a.

Defect. KAWASAKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 EX250JCF/A/AL/L NINJA 250, EX650ECF/L NINJA 650 AND KLE650CCF/L VERSYS MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 THROUGH OCTOBER 25, 2011. DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION AND DAMAGE DURING ASSEMBLY, THE CIRCLIPS ON THE FOOTPEG MOUNTING PINS CAN BREAK AND FALL OFF AND CAUSE THE FOOTPEG TO DETACH FROM THE MOTORCYCLE.

Risk. IF THE FOOT PEG DETACHES, IT COULD CREATE A ROAD HAZARD FOR OTHER VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND POSSIBLY DISTRACT THE RIDER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. KAWASAKI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER FOOTPEG PIN CIRCLIPS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 5, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-866-802-9381.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash1 injured

Filed Nov 16, 2012300 milesNV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KAWASAKI EX650ECFL MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE RIDING AT 35 MPH, THE REAR BREAK PEDAL FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE MOTORCYCLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN SHOULDER BONE, FRACTURED RIBS. IN ADDITION, THREE BONES IN HIS SPINE WERE FRACTURED AND BOTH LUNGS WERE BRUISED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 300. UPDATED 12/31/12 *BF UPDATED 01/03/13

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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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: Mar 1, 2012. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.