Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2008 record →
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 - ALL FOUR BLINKERS HAVE BROKEN OFF THE MOTORCYCLE. THREE WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE FOURTH BROKE OFF WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE ON 5 WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY KAWASAKI. *TR
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650, THE REAR TURN SIGNALS FELL OFF. THESE ARE RUBBER MOUNTED TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THE RUBBER MOUNTS HAVE DISINTEGRATED AND THE TURN SIGNALS FELL OFF. *TR
RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR DAMAGE TO IT. CONSEQUENCES COULD BE AN ACCIDENT NOT KNOWING TURN SIGNAL IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. PRESENTLY WAITING FOR DEALER TO DETERMINE IF KAWASAKI WILL WARRANTY THE FAILURE. *TR
THE RUBBER SUPPORTING TWO TURN INDICATORS ON THE MOTORCYCLE HAS FAILED. A FRONT AND REAR TURN INDICATOR WERE FOUND DANGLING AFTER RIDES ON DIFFERENT DAYS. I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE ACCIDENTALLY KICKED/BUMPED THE INDICATOR WHEN I DISCOVERED THE FIRST HAD BROKEN. AFTER THE SECOND ONE BROKE (DISCOVERED AFTER A RIDE HOME FROM MY FOLKS 13 MILES AWAY), I TURNED TO THE INTERNET TO TRY TO FIND OUT IF OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE, I WASN'T ALONE. MANY OWNERS OF KAWASAKI KLR650 MOTORCYCLES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE BOTH TURN INDICATORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT OUR LOCAL KAWASAKI DEALERSHIP (7/18/08). I WAS TOLD THAT THE INDICATORS WOULD ONLY BE REPLACED UNDER THE ONE YEAR MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. NOW THAT I'M INTO MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD (BEGAN 7/28/08), ITEMS SUCH AS THESE ARE NOT COVERED ANY LONGER (ONLY MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUES ARE NOW COVERED). REPLACING THE FAULTY RUBBER IS NOT AN EASY TASK AS KAWASAKI DOES NOT HAVE A PART NUMBER FOR THIS PIECE. THE ENTIRE TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY MUST BE ORDERED WHICH RUNS CLOSE TO $50 EACH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I'M HOPING KAWASAKI DECIDES TO RECALL THE 2008 KLR650 MOTORCYCLES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TURN INDICATORS. MY MOTORCYCLE WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 1,200 MILES ON THE BIKE WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE THE INDICATORS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 WHILE IT WAS SITTING IN MY CARPORT. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET. *TR
TURN SIGNAL BROKEN AT RUBBER CONNECTOR. *TR
TURN SIGNALS FALL OFF 08 KLR650'S, BOUGHT MINE IN FEB,08 SO FAR BOTH REARS AND LEFT FRONT HAVE FAILED (BROKEN OFF). SO FAR DEALER HAS REPLACED WITH NEW. *TR
TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS HAVE FALLEN OFF, NO BUMPING, NO HITTING - THEY JUST HAVE FALLEN OFF. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED ONE SO FAR, THE FRONT RIGHT. THEN THE REAR LEFT FELL OFF. I'M STILL WAITING (8 WEEKS NOW) FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF TURN SIGNALS JUST RANDOMLY FALL OFF. *TR
REAR LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT FALLS OF 2008 KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE, NO REASON, SEEMS DEFECTIVE AS FALLS OFF WHILE RIDING HIGHWAY. *TR
2008 KAWASAKI KLR-650. 3 OF MY TURN SIGNALS HAVE BROKEN DUE TO SPLITTING OF THE RUBBER BOOTS. THE FIRST ONE, I ORDERED A NEW OEM PART AND REPLACED. NOT LONG AFTER, 2 MORE BROKE. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS. *TR
1. FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF 2008 KLR650 AFTER 2000 MILES FROM NEW OF HIGHWAY USE - NO ACCIDENT, BUMPING OR SHOCK TO THE VEHICLE INVOLVED TO HAVE CAUSED IT. LIGHT STEM JUST FELL APART. 2. THIS LEAVES THE LIGHT DANGLING FROM ITS WIRING, AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE UNAWARE OF MY INTENTIONS WHEN TURNING. 3. I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER OEM PART.*TR
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 TURN SIGNALS ARE FALLING OFF DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. *TR
RT TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF. NO APPARENT REASON VEHICLE' 2008 VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 600 MILES. MANY OTHER REPORTS OF SAME ISSUE. *TR
I HAVE A 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650, BOTH REAR BLINKER RUBBER MOUNTS BROKE AND THE BLINKERS WERE JUST HANGING BY THE WIRES WHEN I GOT HOME. I AM ASSUMING THAT THE RUBBER USED BECOMES BRITTLE AND BREAKS FROM VIBRATION. THE BIKE ONLY HAS 800 MILES ON IT AND IS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED AS WELL. *TR
2008 KAWASAKI KLR-650 MOTORCYCLE. MUFFLER FELL OFF WILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD WITH ONLY 3,000K ON ODOMETER. ALL 3 MOUNTING BOLTS FELL OUT. THIS WAS A RECALL FOR OTHER KLR BIKES. MY BIKE WAS NOT RECALLED. ONE OF THE MOUNTING BOLTS WELDED NUT FELL OFF ALSO. DEALER GAVE ME NEW BOLTS, I REPLACED ONE BOLT WITH A LOCKING CROWN NUT AND COTTER PIN. *TR
RUBBER PORTIONS OF TURN SIGNAL FAIL. *TR
EXTERIOR LIGHTING. REAR TURN SIGNALS FALL OFF RUBBER BROKEN. *TR
THE TURN SIGNAL RUBBER MOUNTING GROMMET IS VERY BRITTLE AND TEARS WITH LITTLE EFFORT RESULTING IN THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP FALLING OFF AND HANGING BY ITS WIRING. *TR
PROBLEM WITH TURN SIGNALS FALLING OFF. *TR
TURN SIGNALS ON MOTORCYLE JUST BREAKING OFF. APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN MATERIALS. THREE OUT OF FOUR HAVE BROKEN. *TR
REAR TURN SIGNAL FEEL OFF. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME. *TR
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 REAR TURN SIGNALS BOTH HAVE BROKEN RUBBER BOOTS THAT HAVE CAUSED THE TURN SIGNALS TO FALL OFF. FIRST THIS HAPPENED TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE A FEW WEEKS BACK, NOW THE RIGHT SIDE HAS FALLEN OFF. *TR
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 ALL FOUR TURN SIGNALS FELL OF BROKE INSIDE HOUSING MOUNT IN THE FIRST 800 MILES. *TR
PLASTIC STALKS SUPPORTING TURN SIGNALS ON 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLES ARE VERY BRITTLE AND PRONE TO FAILURE. I HAVE HAD 2 TURN SIGNALS STALKS FAIL/BREAK WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS WITH NORMAL DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. I HAVE HAD THE BIKE FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. *TR
RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 700 MILES ON IT, AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR THE LIKE. *TR
RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL MOUNTING STALK (RUBBER) DETERIORATED AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT ASSEMBLY FELL OFF AND WAS SUSPENDED BY ONLY THE WIRES. *TR
SECOND TURN SIGNAL RUBBER STEM SHEERED AT BASE. I TRIED TO GET THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE FIRST UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED. I ENDED UP PAYING FOR A REPLACEMENT. SECOND ONE DID THE EXACT SAME THING. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON A DISCUSSION BOARD.*TR
TURN SIGNALS FALL OFF MOTORCYCLE FOR NO REASON. BIKE WILL BE PARKED AND THE RUBBER GIVES WAY AND YOU FIND THEM DANGLING BY THE WIRE. DEALER REPLACED 3 TURN SIGNALS ALREADY AND THE 4TH HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR WEEKS NOW. HAD TO INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET SET OF SIGNALS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650. HE WAS DRIVING 55MPH ON HIS MOTORCYCLE AND IT SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRES WERE RUBBING UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK. WHEN THE WIRES RUBBED TOGETHER THEY BLEW A FUSE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THE MECHANIC HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT REPAIRING THE MOTORCYCLE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,600.
2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE, REAR LEFT TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF BIKE. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK, TURN SIGNAL SHOULD BE REPLACED BY KAWASAKI. *TR
ROTTING RUBBER PARTS ON 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650. THE GROMMET FASTENERS (WELLNUTS) THAT ATTACH THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FAIRING ARE DRY ROTTING. THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2007 AND RUBBER PARTS ARE ALREADY DETERIORATING. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS ONLY IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT WHILE BEING RIDDEN. THE REST OF THE TIME IT IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE OR UNDER A SHELTER AT WORK. THE TURN SIGNAL MOUNTS ARE ALSO DETERIORATING. IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY FAIL AND THE SIGNALS ARE HANGING BY THEIR WIRES. *TR
TURN SIGNAL BRACKET TEARS AND FALLS OFF JUST FROM RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR
TURN SIGNAL FELL OFF MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE. THE RUBBER MOUNT STALK FAILED LEAVING THE SIGNAL DANGLING BY THE WIRES. *TR
ON MY 2008 KLR650 BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS FALL OFF. THE RUBBER EXTENSIONS FELL APART. *TR
THE RUBBER MOUNTING BRACKETS ON MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 TURN SIGNALS CONTINUE TO TEAR LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. I REPLACED THE FIRST TWO MYSELF, BUT WHEN THE THIRD ONE TORE IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO ORDERED ME A NEW ONE UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN OFF-ROAD, AND IS STILL IN THE BREAK-IN PERIOD WITH 454 MILES ON IT. *TR
ON MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650 MOTORCYCLE, THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT STEM JUST FAILED, NO IMPACT OR ANYTHING. IT JUST BROKE ALL BY ITSELF AND NOW THE TAIL LIGHT IS DANGLING. *TR
WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD MY RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL SHEARED OFF, IT'S JUST HANGING BY THE WIRES. I TOOK THE BIKE INTO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT FELT LIKE THE RUBBER HAD NOT CURED, THE RUBBER CRUMBLED TO THE TOUCH. THEY ORDER A NEW SIGNAL, 2 DAYS LATER THE LEFT FRONT FELL OFF THE SAME AS THE RIGHT SIDE. MY LEFT REAR SIGNAL IS STARTING TO SHEAR OFF. I BROUGHT THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE GOING TO ORDER ALL FOUR. I TALKED WITH ANOTHER RIDER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME BIKE, HE STATED THE DEALER ORDERED A SET FOR HIM, PUT THEM ON AND WITHIN A MONTH THEY FELL OFF AGAIN. *TR
LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL MOUNT FAILED. TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY HANGING BY WIRING. *TR
MY LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL ON MY MOTORCYCLE IS NOW HANGING LOOSE WHEN THE RUBBER MOUNT FAILED AFTER ONLY 80 MILES ON A NEW '08 BIKE. *TR
THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL RUBBER BROKE ON MY KAWASAKI KLR 650 CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO DANGLE BY THE WIRES. I AM WAITING TO SEE IF THE DEALER WILL FIX IT FOR FREE. *TR
RUBBER IS DETERIORATING ALL AROUND THE BIKE INCLUDING THE TURN SIGNALS. MY TURN SIGNALS HAVE FALLEN OFF THE REAR. *TR
HAVE AN 08 KLR 650 THAT THE BLINKERS KEEP FALLING OFF THE RUBBER SUPPORTING THEM BREAKS AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE BIKE FOR A MONTH. *TR
MY 2008 KLR 650 THE BLINKERS JUST START BREAKING AND FALL OFF FOR NO REASON. *TR
THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ON MY MOTORCYCLE ARE CONTINUALLY FALLING OFF. THREE OUT OF FOUR HAVE FALLEN OFF SINCE FEBRUARY 2008. *TR
MY DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS FALL OF. THE RUBBER POST/BRACKET FAILS. THE BIKE IS ONLY ABOUT A MONTH OLD AND TWO HAVE ALREADY FAILED! *TR
BLINKERS KEEP FALLING OFF MY NEW MOTORCYCLE.(FIVE TIMES SO FAR) COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. *TR
NORMAL RIDING OF MY 08 KLR650 RESULTED IN BOTH REAR TURN SIGNALS FALLING OFF. THE RIGHT ONE DANGLED AGAINST THE EXHAUST PIPE AND MELTED THE PLASTIC. THERE WERE ZERO CRASHES OR OTHER FORMS OF DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS FAILURE. IN FACT, I HAVE SADDLEBAGS THAT "PROTECT" THE SIGNALS. *TR
REAR TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650 ARE FALLING OFF UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR
1. NO EVENTS PRECIPITATED THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE. IT WAS PURELY NORMAL USE. 2. THE TURN SIGNAL MOUNTING SYSTEM CRACKED AND COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING AREA. THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH RIGHT & LEFT REAR TURN SIGNALS. 3. THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER WITH THE SAME HARDWARE THAT WAS ORIGINAL TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THE RIGHT REAR IS STILL BROKEN BUT KEPT IN PLACE WITH DUCT TAPE UNTIL UPGRADED REPLACEMENT HARDWARE IS AVAILABLE FROM KAWASAKI. *TR
2008 KAWASAKI KLR650 MOTORCYCLE. -SUBJECT: TURN SIGNAL DEGRADATION AND ULTIMATE FAILURE OF MANUFACTURED MATERIAL. -THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL ON MY MOTORCYCLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING OR DUE CAUSE. I ARRIVED AT MY OFFICE TO FIND THE REAR INDICATOR HANGING BY THE WIRES WITH NO STRUCTURAL SUPPORT LEFT BY THE MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURE IT. IT APPEARS THE MATERIAL WAS WEAK AND ROTTED FROM EXPOSURE TO VIBRATION AND UV LIGHT. THE SIGNAL REMAINED OPERATIONAL, BUT COULD NOT BE LEFT ATTACHED BY ONLY THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. -DEALER REPLACED THE INDICATOR AND PAID FOR IT OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET, SINCE KAWASAKI WOULD NOT HONOR IT AS A WARRANTY CLAIM. *TR
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