2003 Kawasaki ZX600 K1l

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe03V387000

Filed Oct 16, 200311,018 vehiclesKawasaki Motors Corp., U.s.a.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE WELDS SECURING THE MUFFLER TO ITS CLAMP COULD FAIL FROM VIBRATION, ALLOWING THE MUFFLER TO SEPARATE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE.

Risk. THIS CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MUFFLER AND INSTALL A RUBBER DAMPER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-866-802-9381.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe

Filed Dec 12, 2003CA

MUFFLER WAS REPLACED BEFORE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE.*MR THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER TO SEND IN ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. *CB *JB

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: Oct 16, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.