Kawasaki Motors Corp.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Kawasaki Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 9, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,760. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE REAR BRAKE HOSE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE CALIPER CAN CONTACT THE REAR DISC BRAKE, POSSIBLY ABRADING THE HOSE.
The risk
ABRASION OF THE REAR BRAKE HOSE CAN CAUSE BRAKE FLUIDLEAKAGE, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF REAR BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS.
The remedy
REROUTE REAR BRAKE HOSE TO AVOID ABRASION FROM THE REAR DISC BRAKE.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Kawasaki ZX1100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 92V002000.
Full record for the 1991 Kawasaki ZX1100 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →