Fire

Motorcycles - fuel tank in Kawasaki motorcycles

KAWASAKI
Case number
0755/07
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
Model VN1600 (type VNT60A1H for Europe, VN1600-A1/A1L for other countries than European)
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇷 Greece
Country of origin
🇯🇵 Japan
Published
2007-08-03

⚠️ Risk

The fuel tank is mounted to the chassis by means of tabs that are spot welded to the tank, then braised/welded around a portion of their circumference. Under certain conditions, repeated stress could crack the tank at the location of the tabs, with the possible risk of fuel leaks.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective action taken by the importerDate of entry into force: Unknown

Model year 2003, with serial numbers:- from JKBVNT60AAA000042 to JKBVNT60AAA005907 (Europe), and - from JKBVNKA1*3A000044 to JKBVNKA1*3A005941 (for other countries than Europe), where * is any digital number from 0 to 9.