Recall · 21V819000
Kawasaki Motors Corp. recalled the KAWASAKI EJ800 over engine and engine cooling
574
Vehicles covered
1
Model
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Model years
October 18, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
- The defect
- Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) is recalling certain 2020 W800 CAFE (EJ800C), and 2020-2021 W800 (EJ800D) motorcycles. The exhaust pipe nuts may not be tightened properly, possibly resulting in the exhaust pipe nuts and collar falling off the motorcycle.
- What it can cause
- The exhaust pipe nuts and collar may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the gaskets and the collars, and reinstall the muffler, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2, 2021. Owners may contact KMC customer service at 1-866-802-9381. KMC's number for this recall is MC21-07.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| KawasakiEJ800 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 574 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 52% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Kawasaki vehicles have been recalled over the engine and engine cooling 12 times before this, most recently in July 2021 as 21V593000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 22V122000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. with NHTSA on October 18, 2021 as campaign 21V819000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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