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2013 Kawasaki Concours 14: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14. The newest campaign is 15V117000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Feb 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 15V117000, in the NHTSA record

Kawasaki has notified the affected police departments and will send trained personnel to repair the motorcycles, free of charge. The recall began April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki 's number for this recall is MC15-02. Note: This recall is an expansion of recalls 12V-134, 13V-370 and 13V-387.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 592 units in total.

  1. 15V117000Received . 194 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 and 14ABS motorcycles manufactured May 8, 2008, to February 20, 2013, and modified for police authority use. The additional police accessories may cause the 30-amp main fuse to blow. Also, the additional police wiring harness may chafe leading to a short, which may blow the main fuse.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the fuse blows, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kawasaki has notified the affected police departments and will send trained personnel to repair the motorcycles, free of charge. The recall began April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki 's number for this recall is MC15-02. Note: This recall is an expansion of recalls 12V-134, 13V-370 and 13V-387.

    Report filed by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.. Manufacturer campaign number MC15-02. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 13V387000Received . 337 units.

    Service Brakes

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kawasaki is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Concours 14 police motorcycles. The improper installation of additional police accessories may cause multiple safety issues such as fuel leaks, reduction of braking ability and loss of electrical power to the engine, resulting in a stall.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    These issues increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kawasaki has notified that affected police departments and will send trained factory personnel to the departments to repair the motorcycles. The recall began on August 21, 2013. Owners may contact Kawasaki at 1-866-802-9381. This campaign is being conducted independent of recalls 12V134 and 13V370 for blown fuses on authority bikes.

    Report filed by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A..

  3. 13V370000Received . 61 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kawasaki is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Concours 14 police motorcycles. The additional police accessories may cause the 30-amp main fuse to blow. Also, the additional police wiring harness may chafe leading to a short, which may blow the main fuse.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the fuse blows, the engine may stall increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will correct the electrical system problems, free of charge. The recall began on September 3, 2013. Owners may contact Kawasaki at 1-866-802-9381. This campaign is an expansion of recall 12V-134.

    Report filed by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

3 complaints, 6 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2013 Kawasaki Concours 14: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System2
Engine1
Fuel/Propulsion System1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Service Brakes1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
20 Aug 2014

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2014, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20081
  2. 20094
  3. 20104
  4. 20114
  5. 20125
  6. 20133
  7. 20140
  8. 20160
  9. 20170
  10. 20210

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kawasaki/concours-14/2013/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14?
592 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Kawasaki Concours 14 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Kawasaki Concours 14, model years 2008 to 2021. 3 of them name the 2013 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 name most often?
Electrical System: 2 of 6 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.