{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1997242 (Kawasaki), 1997: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997242/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1997242, KAWASAKI VULCAN 1500, 1997-12-30. On certain motorcycles, an improperly manufactured transmission gear can cause weakening.",
  "excerpt": "Kawasaki Vulcan 1500. Published by Transport Canada as 1997242 on 30 December 1997. System: Powertrain. What the notice says On certain motorcycles, an improperly manufactured transmission gear can cause weakening and eventual breakage of an adjacent gear, with which it engages. Gear breakage can result in transmission lock-up which could cause the operator to lose control of the motorcycle. Correction: The improperly manufactured gear … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. On certain motorcycles, an improperly manufactured transmission gear can cause weakening and eventual breakage of an adjacent gear, with which it engages. Gear breakage can result in transmission lock-up which could cause the operator to lose control of the motorcycle. Correction: The improperly manufactured gear together with its adjacent gear will be replaced. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1997242 . The Canadian register on this site Kawasaki is named on 145 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to th",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:16:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:16:05+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1997242 (Kawasaki), 1997: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997242/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}