The defect
THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL MAY PREVENT THE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON FROM RETURNING TO ITS PROPER POSITION CAUSING REAR BRAKE DRAG. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: BRAKES CAN OVERHEAT, REQUIRING GREATER STOPPING DISTANCE, AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
The remedy
REPLACE THE BRAKE PEDAL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kawasaki ZX600 | 1985 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki ZX600 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1985
13 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. filed 38 campaigns in all.
| 85V147000 13 Nov 1985 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 85V144000 4 Nov 1985 | COLLINS INDUSTRIES,INC. |
| 85V140000 29 Oct 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 85V135000 23 Oct 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V109000 19 Sept 1985 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 85V104000 14 Aug 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V099000 30 Jul 1985 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 85V088000 9 Jul 1985 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985