2003 Kawasaki ZX636 B1l

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train › Manual Transmission	1		1	0	1

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

Power Train › Manual TransmissionCrash1 injured

Filed Oct 28, 2003CA

CONSUMER WAS RIDING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH AND HEARD A CRACK FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF MOTORCYCLE. HAD TRIED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THEY WERE STUCK. MOTORCYCLE THEN WENT IN THE AIR, AND IT FLIPPED BACKWARDS. ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF MOTORCYCLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND A BURNED LEFT LEG FROM PIPE. CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V387000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL MC03-11 NOTICE A FEW DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.*AK

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.