EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Motorcycle Kawasaki “VN1700” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1179/15
Summary
null The insulation on the ignition switch harness may rub on the underside of the fuel tank. This can lead to an electrical short circuit which may cause the engine to stall.
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Product
Motorcycle — Kawasaki
- Brand
- Kawasaki
- Name / model
- VN1700 · VN1700 Voyager and VN1700 Voyager Custom
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Motorcycle
- Production dates: VN1700B9/BA/BB/BC/BD/BE/BF: KBVNT70ABA000027 to JKBVNT70ABA015079 VN1700KB/KC/KD/KE/KF: JKBVNT70JKA000022 to JKBVNT70JKA010132
What is the risk?
- null The insulation on the ignition switch harness may rub on the underside of the fuel tank. This can lead to an electrical short circuit which may cause the engine to stall.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 14/09/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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