What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1995122
- Recall date
- 16 June 1995
- Make
- Kawasaki
- Models
- Zx750, Vn800, Zx600
- Model years
- 1995
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 1,181
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
DEFECT: THE DRIVE TRAIN HAS A SIDE PLATE WHICH WAS IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED. EXPOSURE TO CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE THE CHAIN SIDE PLATE TO CRACK AND ULTIMATELY FAIL. THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF DRIVING FORCE TO THE REAR WHEEL, AND THE CHAIN COULD BECOME ENTANGLED IN VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE MOTORCYCLE CAUSING A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.rnCORRECTION: THE DRIVE CHAIN 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 1995122.