NHTSA Complaint #11092126 — 2008 KAWASAKI ZG1400A8F

EXITING EXIT 115 NORTHBOUND ON I-75 AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES I FOUND I HAD NO REAR BRAKES WHATSOEVER. LIKEWISE, AS I CONTINUED ON TO A SAFE SPOT TO PARK THE BIKE THE BACK WHEEL WOULD OCCASIONALLY FEEL AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO LOCK UP. IT WAS AS IF THE ABS WAS MALFUNCTIONING WHEN I WAS MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS. NO ABS WARNING LIGHTS OR FAULT CODES APPEARED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL TO PROVIDE ANY WARNING THAT I HAD AN ISSUE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME HOWEVER THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD FAILED. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER KAWASAKI CONCURS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. WHILE KAWI APPEARS TO PLACE THE BLAME ON BRAKE FLUID THAT ISN'T CHANGED AT 2 YEAR INTERVALS MINE WAS FLUSHED AT 15-18 MONTH INTERVALS SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2010. FURTHERMORE, THE DEFAULT MODE FOR ABS FAILURE SHOULD BE LOSS OF ABS, NOT LOSS OF THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. THE PART NUMBER THAT MALFUNCTIONED IS 16082-0023. *DT UPDATED 10/5/18*JB