NHTSA Complaint #10249181 — 2007 KAWASAKI ZX-6R ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10249181
Vehicle	2007 KAWASAKI ZX-6R
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 1, 2008
Date Filed	November 18, 2008
Mileage	2,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	00

Consumer Description

VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING FOR THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. OIL LEAKS DAILY. VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OIL LEAK CAN GREASE THE TIRES OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. KAWASAKI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE NEW PARTS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. DEFECTS ARE IN THE 100'S BASED ON ONLINE FORUM COMPLAINTS. PLEASE SEE ONE OF MANY ONLINE POSTS IDENTIFYING PROBLEM ON BRAND NEW BIKES: 1) HTTP://WWW.ZXFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/ZX-6R-FORUM/13196-PEOPLE-07-08-ZX6R.HTML 2) HTTP://WWW.ZXFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/ZX-6R-FORUM/15961-07-08-ZX6R-ISSUES.HTML. *TR

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