Service bulletin RCL/MC9411
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 38052 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1995-02-10 |
| Manufacturer's number | RCL/MC9411 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1994-11-01 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE:BODY |
NHTSA's summary
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., USA HAS DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN 1993 AND 1994 MODEL ZX600-E1 AND ZX600-E2 NINJA ZX-6 MOTORCYCLES. THE WELDING ON THE SWINGARM MAY BE FAULTY. IF THE REAR WHEEL WERE SUBJECTED TO A HARSH IMPACT, SUCH AS HITTING A POT HOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE WELDED ARE MAY BREAK AND ALLOW ONE OR BOTH OF THE SWINGARM BEAMS TO SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN CASTING. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE RIDER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SWINGARM. *TW
The document
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Components
Body and frame
| KAWASAKI Z SERIES | 1993 to 1994 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.