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Transport Canada Vehicles

1983 Kawasaki Kx750 Recall

Issued October 24, 1983
Issue
Hazard description
THE FRONT WHEEL INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES WAS IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THESE DEFECTIVE WHEELS MAY DEVELOP CRACKS WHERE THE SPOKES JOIN THE CENTER HUB PORTION OF THE WHEEL. RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT ON BUMPS, HARD APPLICATION OF THE FRONT BRAKES, OR HEAVY LOADING OF THE MOTORCYCLE COULD ACCELERATE THE FORMATION OF THE CRACKS. THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS CAN EVENTUALLY FRACTURE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CRASH.
Vehicle
KAWASAKI KX750