NHTSA Recall 82V101000
Filed by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.. Component: Electrical System. Reported 1982-10-13. An estimated 1,200 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE ELECTRICAL WIRING MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ROUTED AND THE WIRES COULD BE SEVERELY PINCHED BY THE SEAT.
What the manufacturer will do
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE WIRING SYSTEM AND RELOCATE, IF NECESSARY, TO PREVENT WIRES FROM BEING PINCHED.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES.SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL; WIRING.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF WIRES WERE SEVERELY PINCHED AND CUT, THE ELECTRICALSYSTEM WOULD FAIL, CAUSING LOSS OF LIGHTING AND POWER. LOSS OF LIGHTING ANDPOWER IN TRAFFIC, AT NIGHT OR IN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD RESULT INMOTORCYCLE BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.