2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 Problems, Recalls & Safety Rating

Component	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
Engine And Engine Coolingengine	8	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling	4	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline	2	0	0	0	0
Unknown Or Other	2	0	0	0	0
Engine	1	0	0	0	0
Power Trainclutch Assemblypedalhand Levermotorcycle	1	0	0	0	0
Suspensionrear	1	0	0	0	0
Vehicle Speed Control	1	0	0	0	0

Most Recent Complaints

#10926349 | ENGINE | November 16, 2016 | 7,239 miles

CAM CHAIN ADJUSTER OTHERWISE KNOW AS A DOOHICKEY. IF IT FAILS IT MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP WITHOUT WARNING, I CHANGE MINE AFTER IT BROKE BUT DID NOT CAUSE MASSIVE INTERNAL DAMAGE I WAS UNAWARE THAT MINE HAD FAILED I DID THE CHANGE AS PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN TO THE KLR COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS BUT KAWASAKI REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE IT, DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON DOOHICKEY FOR MORE INFO

#10454281 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | April 5, 2012 | 12,800 miles

THE IDLER SHAFT LEVER (AKA "DOOHICKEY") BROKE IN HALF AND THE PIECES OF IT WERE FLOATING AROUND IN THE CRANK CASED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF A PIECE OF THE IDLER SHAFT LEVER GETS CAUGHT IN THE COUNTERBALANCE CHAIN OR CAUSES A CRANK BEARING FAILURE THE ENGINE COULD LOCK UP AT SPEED CAUSING A CRASH. I REPLACED THE IDLER SHAFT LEVER WITH A STRONGER AFTERMARKET COMPONENT. *TR

#10280637 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | August 17, 2009 | 20,000 miles

THE IDLE SHAFT LEVER IN MY 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN INTO 2 PIECES. I DISCOVERED THIS WHEN UPGRADING THE PART. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

#10193359 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | June 14, 2007 | N/A miles

AFTER 14,000 MILES OF USE I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE MOTORCYCLE THE IDLE SHAFT LEVER FAILED. WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE BEING REPORTED, THERE SHOULD BE A TSB ISSUED. *TR

#10162506 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | July 16, 2006 | N/A miles

WHEN I TORE INTO MY 2001 KLR 650 TO INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FAULTY "DOOHICKEY". I FOUND THE FACTORY ONE BROKE. BOTH THE SPRING AND BALANCER WERE BROKE AND I DID NOT FIND EITHER PART IN THE MOTOR. THEY ARE STILL FLOATING AROUND IN THE MOTOR SOMEWHERE. THERE WAS SCARING ON THE PARTS INSIDE THE MOTOR WHERE YOU COULD TELL IT HAD HUNG UP ON OTHER MOVING PARTS AND LUCKILY DID NOT LOCK UP THE MOTOR. I REPLACED THE "DOOHICKEY" WITH AN AFTERMARKET BETTER PRODUCT AND HOPE THE LOOSE PIECES DO NOT FLOAT INTO MOVING PARTS TO TEAR UP MY MOTOR. *JB

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Safety Rating for the 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650

NHTSA has not yet tested the 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 in its New Car Assessment Program.

Technical Service Bulletins for the 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650

No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.

NHTSA Investigations for the 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650

There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.

Other Model Years of the KAWASAKI KLR650

1997 KAWASAKI KLR650 — 1 complaint
1998 KAWASAKI KLR650 — 6 complaints
1999 KAWASAKI KLR650 — 7 complaints
2000 KAWASAKI KLR650 — 9 complaints
2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 (current)
2002 KAWASAKI KLR650 — 12 complaints
2003 KAWASAKI KLR650 — 7 complaints
2005 KAWASAKI KLR650 — 1 complaint
2006 KAWASAKI KLR650 — 1 complaint

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KAWASAKI NINJA — 53 total complaints
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2001 KAWASAKI KLR650 — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

Overview of the 2001 KAWASAKI KLR650

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