Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 12, 20033,600 milesIN
THE BALANCER CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE MOTOR TO LOCK UP WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND LOCKING UP THE REAR WHEEL
1993 Kawasaki KLR650
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc › caliper. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsService Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Aug 23, 2000RI
THERE WAS A CRACK DEVELOPING IN THE CALIPER SPACER WHICH COULD CAUSE A LOSS IN BRAKING ABILITY. AFTERMARKET BRAKES. BRAKING BRAKE SYSTEMS IS THE NAME.*AK THE BRAKE PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED BECAUSE THE COMPANY NO LONGER MANUFACTURES THE BRAKES FOR THE MOTORCYCLE PLUS HAS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS. *YH
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2008| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.