2008 Kawasaki KLR650: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2008 Kawasaki KLR650. The campaign is 07V244000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Jun 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Motorcycle / Kickstand/Center Stand. NHTSA has 116 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 07V244000, in the NHTSA record
Kawasaki will repurchase these motorcycles. The recall began on june 1, 2007. All dealers/owners have been notified.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 5 units in total.
07V244000Received . 5 units.
Structure / Motorcycle / Kickstand/Center Stand
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motorcycles, the spring retaining pin on the frame may not have been completely welded in place and could fall out, allowing the sidestand to drop into the "parking" position.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this occurred while the vehicle was in motion, a crash could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Kawasaki will repurchase these motorcycles. The recall began on june 1, 2007. All dealers/owners have been notified.
Report filed by KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A..
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
116 complaints, 129 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2008 Kawasaki KLR650
- All 2008 vehicles
| Component | 2008 KLR650 | All 2008 vehicles | KLR650, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting | 658.9 | 38.5 | 379.9 | 85 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 100.8 | 25.2 | 253.3 | 13 |
| Structure | 77.5 | 48.4 | 48 | 10 |
| Suspension | 69.8 | 31.7 | 56.8 | 9 |
| Electrical System | 38.8 | 140.6 | 39.3 | 5 |
| Power Train | 15.5 | 73.5 | 30.6 | 2 |
| Equipment | 15.5 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 2 |
| Visibility | 7.8 | 15.7 | 8.7 | 1 |
| Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | 7.8 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Engine | 7.8 | 67 | 48 | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Jan 2018
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.
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.
- 19930
- 19950
- 19970
- 19980
- 19990
- 20000
- 20010
- 20020
- 20030
- 20050
- 20060
- 20081
- 20090
- 20170
- 20220
- 20230
- 20240
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2008 Kawasaki KLR650The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kawasaki/klr650/2008/. 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.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2008 Kawasaki KLR650?
- 5 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Kawasaki KLR650 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the Kawasaki KLR650, model years 1993 to 2024. It names the 2008 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 name most often?
- Exterior Lighting: 85 of 129 component mentions, or 658.9 per 1,000. For all 2008 vehicles the figure is 38.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.