The risk
The product poses a risk of injuries (accident) because the engine may stall under deceleration due to an improper setting of the ECU (electronic control unit). This may cause the rider to lose balance and could result in an accident.
Product: The recall affects MY 2009 and 2010 motorcycles with serial numbers: VN1700B9F: from JKBVNT70ABA000184 to JKBVNT70ABA001858 VN1700BAF: from JKBVNT70ABA003379 to JKBVNT70ABA004612 VN1700C9F/C9FA: from JKBVNT70CCA000045 to JKBVNT70ABA002698 VN1700DAF: from JKBVNT70CDA005026 to JKBVNT70CDA006139 VN1700E9F: from JKBVNT70EEA000045 to JKBVNT70EEA001586 VN1700FAF: from JKBVNT70EFA004028 to JKBVNT70EFA004356
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other injuries alerts in 2010
146 of the 178 motor vehicle alerts published in 2010 concerned the same risk.
| 1948/10 31 Dec 2010 | Dezent , Enzo |
| 1950/10 31 Dec 2010 | BMW |
| 1951/10 31 Dec 2010 | Mercedes-Benz |
| 1960/10 31 Dec 2010 | Nissan. |
| 1963/10 31 Dec 2010 | Mazda |
| 1970/10 31 Dec 2010 | Yamaha |
| 1976/10 31 Dec 2010 | Volvo. |
| 1977/10 31 Dec 2010 | Opel |
Who notified alerts in 2010
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 47 |
| Germany | 43 |
| Portugal | 25 |
| Poland | 17 |
| France | 13 |
| Spain | 11 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2010
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47 EU Safety Gate alerts for Kawasaki since 2006; the most were issued in 2012 (5).
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