Kawasaki Motors Corp.: Suspension › Rear
Kawasaki Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 22, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,530. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE REAR SWING-ARM WELDS CAN BREAK, ALLOWING ONE OR BOTH OF THE SWING-ARM BEAMS TO SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN CASTING.
The risk
IF THE SWING-ARM SEPARATES, THE RIDER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SWING-ARM ON THESE MOTORCYCLES.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Kawasaki ZX600 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Kawasaki ZX600 | 3 | 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 94V231000.
Full record for the 1994 Kawasaki ZX600 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →