NHTSA recall campaign

00E072000

ManufacturerKAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.Reported2000-11-21Affected600 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: "RIBBED CHROME DRIVE FOOTPEGS" SOLD AS ACCESSORY PARTS FOR VARIOUS KAWASAKI 1987-2001 VULCAN MOTORCYCLES. THESE FOOTPEGS REPLACE THE STOCK FOOTPEGS AND ARE A "BOLT-ON" ACCESSORY ITEM THAT MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BY DEALERS, OR MAY HAVE BEEN PURCHASED FOR INSTALLATION BY CONSUMERS. THE PEGS CONSIST OF A CASTING WITH A CHROMED COVER AND A RUBBER INSERT. A CASTING FLAW CAN CAUSE THE SHAFT TO BREAK OFF.

Risk

IF THE SHAFT BREAKS, THERE WILL BE NO SUPPORT FOR THE DRIVER'S FOOT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FOOTPEG.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.