| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
94V231000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
KAWASAKI |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
ZX 600 |
| Model Year: |
1993 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19930101 - 19940301 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
5530 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19941206 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19941206 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. |
| Report Received Date: |
19941122 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19941130 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE REAR SWING-ARM WELDS CAN BREAK, ALLOWING ONE OR BOTH OF THE SWING-ARM BEAMS TO SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN CASTING. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THE SWING-ARM SEPARATES, THE RIDER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SWING-ARM ON THESE MOTORCYCLES. |