Kawasaki Kvf400, Kvf300. Published by Transport Canada as 2003243 on 14 October 2003. System: Suspension.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the original tightening torque of the ball joint pinch bolts may not be enough to prevent the ball joint from loosening in the steering knuckle. Continued use can allow the knuckle, ball joint and pinch bolts to become worn enough to allow separation of the ball joint from the knuckle, resulting …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2003243
- Recall date
- 14 October 2003
- Make
- Kawasaki
- Models
- KVF400, KVF300
- Model years
- 1997 to 2000
- Vehicle class
- A.T.V.
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 11,097
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the original tightening torque of the ball joint pinch bolts may not be enough to prevent the ball joint from loosening in the steering knuckle. Continued use can allow the knuckle, ball joint and pinch bolts to become worn enough to allow separation of the ball joint from the knuckle, resulting in loss of steering and creating the possibility of an accident resulting in injury or death. Correction: Dealer will insect the ball joint and steering knuckle, replacing the pinch bolts and nuts on all units, and replacing the steering knuckle(s) only if necessary.
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 2003243.
Kawasaki elsewhere in this register
Kawasaki is named on 145 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2003242 · 14 October 2003 · Vulcan 800 Drifter, Vulcan 800 Classic, Vulcan 1500 Classic · Fuel System
- 2003249 · 20 October 2003 · Zx636-B1, Zx600-K1, Zx636-B2 · Other
- 2003335 · 16 December 2003 · Vulcan 1500 Mean Streak · Label
- 2003185 · 5 August 2003 · W650 · Lights And Instruments
- 2003153 · 13 June 2003 · KSV700 · Engine
- 2003102 · 15 April 2003 · Eliminator 125 · Brakes
- 2004018 · 20 January 2004 · Vulcan 800 Classic, Vulcan 800 Drifter, Vulcan 1500 Classic · Fuel System
- 2004032 · 28 January 2004 · Vulcan 1600 Classic, Vulcan 1500 Classic, Vulcan Nomad · Engine
The same system: Suspension
746 notices in this register name Suspension. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2003251 · 21 October 2003 · G4500 · Suspension
- 2003270 · 7 November 2003 · Liberty · Suspension
- 2003305 · 27 November 2003 · Chief, Scout, Spirit · Suspension
- 2003306 · 27 November 2003 · Scout, Spirit, Scout Centennial · Suspension
- 2003308 · 27 November 2003 · Chief · Suspension
- 2003314 · 5 December 2003 · CX, CH · Suspension
Reading this against the source
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Kawasaki: 145 in the register, and 350 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2003.
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