# NHTSA recall 17V465000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 17V465000
- Manufacturer: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
- Reported: 2017\-07\-11
- Owners notified: 2017\-07\-31
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
- Units potentially affected: 1837

## What is wrong

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. \(Kawasaki\) is recalling certain 2017 Versys\-X 300 motorcycles.  A loose tail/brake light socket may allow the bulb to fall out.


## What can happen

Without a working tail/brake light, there is an increased risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tail/brake light socket, free of charge.  The recall began on July 31, 2017.  Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1\-866\-802\-9381.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-01\-11
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1837
- Reported remedied: 1471 \(80%\)
- Reported unreachable: 13
- Reported removed: 223

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 KAWASAKI VERSYS 650](/makes/kawasaki/versys-650/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-01\-16 to 2017\-05\-08.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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