The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE REAR BELT DRIVE PULLEY ON THESE MOTORCYCLES MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE PULLEY COULD SEPARATE.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE A POWER FAILURE TO THE REAR WHEEL AND MAY ALSO CAUSE THE REAR WHEEL TO "LOCK UP" WHILE IN OPERATION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PULLEY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| California Motorcycle | 1998, 1999 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Motorcycle | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| California Motorcycle | 1999 | 1 | 1 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1999
12 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the engine and engine cooling.
| 99V270000 12 Oct 1999 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 99V186000 12 Jul 1999 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 99V171000 7 Jul 1999 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 99V187001 23 Jun 1999 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 99V140000 3 Jun 1999 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| 99V132000 20 May 1999 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 99V083000 15 Apr 1999 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES |
| 99V078000 13 Apr 1999 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999