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Model year

2016 Kawasaki Concours 14

Motorcycle, gasoline, built in Japan. Owner complaints on file from Feb 21, 2017 to Feb 14, 2020.

Recalls (0)Complaints (4)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints42.0 times the median 2016 motorcycle
Severity index0.02016 motorcycles average 9.6
First 24 months2Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2016 Kawasaki Concours 14 peaked in 2017, with 3 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

75% of complaints about the 2016 Kawasaki Concours 14 name seats

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Seats
3
Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

No recall campaign lists the 2016 Kawasaki Concours 14

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2016 Kawasaki Concours 14

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

4 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Feb 14, 2020Failure Feb 4, 202012,000 milesVallejo, CASeats

    SEAT BECOMES UNLATCHED DURING NORMAL OPERATION. SEAT LATCH BECOMES UNLATCHED WHILE RIDING EVEN AFTER SECURING THE SEAT AND VERIFYING IT IS LOCKED IN PLACE. I REPEATEDLY FIND THE SEAT UNLATCHED AND NOW CHECK BEFORE EVERY RIDE. UNLATCHED SEAT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL.

    NHTSA complaint 11309209
  2. Filed Nov 16, 2017Failure Nov 16, 20172,700 milesPlacerville, CAService brakes

    WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE REAR BRAKES ONLY WHILE NEGOTIATING A TURN, THE BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS+TRACTION CONTROL+LINKED BRAKES) APPLIED FAR TOO MUCH BRAKE POWER TO THE FRONT WHEEL VIA THE LINKED BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER CAR AND A BUS. THE LINKED BRAKING SYSTEM APPLIES FAR TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO THE FRONT BRAKES, AND THE ABS SYSTEM APPLIES ITSELF IN A MANNER THAT INTERFERES WITH SMOOTH OPERATION IN THE CORNER. WERE IT NOT FOR EXTENSIVE FORMAL TRAINING AND DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AS A RIDER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTROL THE MOTORCYCLE, LIKELY RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THIS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REWORKED IMMEDIATELY, OR A FIX PROVIDED TO TURN THE SYSTEM OFF. THANK YOU AND BEST REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

    NHTSA complaint 11046499
  3. Filed May 23, 2017Failure May 21, 20172,500 milesEldersburg, MDSeats

    SEAT BECOMES UNLATCHED WHILE RIDING. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. DESIGN OF THE SEAT LOCK AND LATCHING MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE.

    NHTSA complaint 10991129
  4. Filed Feb 21, 2017Failure Feb 21, 20171,000 milesLAS Vegas, NVSeats

    THIS MOTORCYCLE SEAT LATCHES TO THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME ON THE REAR OF THE SEAT, AND KEEPS COMING UNLATCHED DURING NORMAL RIDING. THIS COULD CAUSE THE RIDER SEATING TO BECOME UNSTABLE AND ALLOW TURNING FORCES TO DISMOUNT THE RIDER AND/OR CAUSE SEATING INSTABILITY.

    NHTSA complaint 10956095
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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