Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2007 Kawasaki KLR650

Fatalities reported

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Unknown or Other1
100
Tires1
000
Suspension1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension
Filed Sep 21, 201229,000 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KAWASAKI KLR650 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR WHEEL SEIZED ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TORSION SPRING FRACTURED INTO SMALL PIECES AND HAD FALLEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION GEAR, CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

Unknown or OtherCrash1 killed
Filed Jul 21, 2008TX

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE "CROTCH ROCKET" MOTORCYCLES THAT GO OVER 100 MPH ON 2ND & 3RD GEAR ON OUR PUBLIC STREETS. THESE BIKES WERE DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONAL RACERS AND ARE BEING MARKETED TO YOUNG ADULTS. THEY SHOULD BE REGULATED. MY SON LOST HIS BEST FRIEND LAST WEEK ON ONE OF THESE BIKES. HOW CAN WE GET THEM OUTLAWED. *TR

Tires
Filed Mar 20, 2008GA

2007 KAWASAKI KLR 650 WITH TIRE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES HAVE SEPARATION CRACKS FROM THE TIRE CARCASS. HE STATES THAT THE CRACKS BEGIN TWO INCHES FROM THE RIM ON BOTH TIRES AND ARE DEEP INTO THE TIRE CARCASS. *KB (DUNLOP TIRES) *JB

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20241000Routine
202316000Routine
20221000Routine
20171000Routine
20096000Routine
2008116110Routine
2007 — this page3001Fatalities reported
20061000Routine
20051000Routine
20036000Routine
200211000Routine
200119000Routine
20008000Routine
19997000Routine
19986000Routine
19971000Routine
19951000Routine
19932000Routine

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Reading this record

1 death reported in complaints filed with NHTSA.

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.