ignition switch recall

[alta drifter]

found this on another site and thought I would pass it on

Here is a copy of the notice from Kawasaki under the recall heading.



IGNITION SWITCH WIRING INSPECTION--Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. has determined that a problem which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in 2009-2015 Vulcan 1700 Voyager, Voyager ABS, Vaquero, Vaquero ABS.

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Recall Date:08/31/2015

Remedy: Your Kawasaki dealer will inspect and repair your motorcycle at no charge. The repair consists of replacing ignition switches that have damaged wires and installing additional shielding and padding. The actual repair will take up to three hours but may take longer due to scheduling at the dealership and the time needed to obtain required parts. Please call your Kawasaki motorcycle dealer to schedule an appointment.

Risk: On certain units, one of the ignition switch wires could chafe and short against the bottom of the fuel tank. This could result in the engine stalling possibly creating the potential for a crash resulting in injury or death.

NHTSA Recall #: 15V550

Kawasaki Recall #: MC15-10

Consumer Contact:For more information, contact your authorized Kawasaki dealer or call Kawasaki toll-free at 866-802-9381 between 8:00am and 5:00pm PT, Monday through Friday.

[David (N. Alabama)]

Left me stranded 300 miles from home. Could've been bad had I been on the interstate or anywhere at night.

At least Kawasaki reimbursed me for the repair.

[mkennedy]

yes got my recall letter too from Kawasaki Canada mine is a 09

[bearclaw]

Just had the recall work done today at my local Kawasaki dealer.

[ewilberg]

I received the recall notice as well. On this site they show where the problem is that needs to be fixed. It took me 30 minutes tops. Once you loosen the gas tank and just lift it out of the way you can see the wires that they say maybe rubbed down and expose the wire causing a dead short knocking out your 30 amp fuse for the whole bike. It does not take three hours to do the fix if you do not have other issues with the ignition switch. I still want them to pay for the crappy decals they have for both intakes the clutch and engine covers.....
Crash

[David (N. Alabama)]

I received the recall notice as well. On this site they show where the problem is that needs to be fixed. It took me 30 minutes tops. Once you loosen the gas tank and just lift it out of the way you can see the wires that they say maybe rubbed down and expose the wire causing a dead short knocking out your 30 amp fuse for the whole bike. It does not take three hours to do the fix if you do not have other issues with the ignition switch. I still want them to pay for the crappy decals they have for both intakes the clutch and engine covers.....
Crash

Many have gotten the decals replaced under warranty.

[Jim49az]

Just got the recall done on a recently purchased 2009, along with a new set of commander II. This voyager was sitting in a fellas garage, only 7200 miles on it