Complaints over time
Complaints about the 2022 Kawasaki KL650 peaked in 2023, with 2 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
2022 Kawasaki KL650
Motorcycle, gasoline, built in Thailand. Owner complaints on file from May 6, 2023 to Jul 24, 2023.
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints22.0 times the median 2022 motorcycle
Severity index0.02022 motorcycles average 8.1
First 24 months2Complaints in its first two years
Components
100% of complaints about the 2022 Kawasaki KL650 name fuel system
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
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 2022 Kawasaki KL650
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.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 2022 Kawasaki KL650
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.
2 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Jul 24, 2023Failure Jul 4, 2023Frederick, COFuel/propulsion system
UNCONTROLLED RELEASE OF FUEL FROM TANK THRU TANK BREATHER SYSTEM WHEN MOTORCYCLE IS ON IT'S SIDE ON GROUND. DESIGN FLAW -- REDESIGN REQUIRED -- 2022 KLR 650 RELEASES FUEL FROM THE TANK BREATHER SYSTEM IN EVENT OF INTENTIONAL OR ACCIDENTAL MOTO BECOMING HORIZONTAL TO GROUND WITH NO MEANS OF FUEL SHUTOFF AVAILABLE EXCEPT BY TANK DRAINING TO LEVEL OF BREATHER WITHIN THE TANK. OCCURRENCE HAPPENS WITH UNDAMAGED AND FULLY OPERATIONAL FUEL SYSTEM WHETHER MOTO IS FUNCTIONALLY "ON" OR "OFF". ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AND SAFETY TO PROPERTY, LIFE, AND LIMB, UP TO AND INCLUDING DEATH, CAN OCCUR FROM FUEL CONTAMINATION OR FUEL IGNITION CAUSING BURN RELATED INJURIES/DEATH/DAMAGE, OR FUEL CONTACT COMPLICATIONS. THIS OPERATIONAL SCENARIO IS INHERENT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND IS CONFIRMED BY A DOCUMENTED TRANSCRIPT OF CHAT SESSION WITH KAWASAKI SUPPORT ON 7/24/2023 (ATTACHED). IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO A PINNED/INJURED OPERATOR OF THE MOTO THAT CANNOT REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE PROXIMITY. IT IS ALSO HIGHLY PROBABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF MOTO THAT IS USED IN OFF-ROAD REMOTE OPERATION WHERE SITUATIONS FOR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTO ARE ENCOUNTERED FREQUENTLY. INCIDENT OF UNCONTROLLED FUEL LOSS WAS FIRST EXPERIENCED 7/4/2023 WHEN THIS VIN MOTO ACCIDENTALLY FELL TO THE GROUND ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE WHILE STOPPED AND "OFF". OWNER/RIDER AT THE TIME OBSERVED LEAKING FUEL FROM BREATHER SYSTEM WITH NO MEANS OF SHUTTING THE FLOW OFF. FREE FLOWING FUEL CONTINUED TO EXIT FROM THE BREATHER TUBE UNTIL THE MOTO WAS RETURNED TO VERTICAL POSITION. THERE ARE NO WARNING LAMPS, MESSAGES, OR OTHER SYSTEMS PRESENT TO INDICATE FLOW FROM OR STOP FUEL FLOW FROM THE BREATHER SYSTEM EITHER WHEN THE MOTO IS "ON" OR "OFF". THERE IS NO REDUNDANT FAIL-SAFE FUEL SHUT OFF IN THE BREATHER SYSTEM TO PREVENT LIQUID FUEL LOSS FROM THE TANK IN ANY ORIENTATION OF THE MOTO. RECALL/CORRECTIVE ACTION -- REDESIGN OF BREATHER TUBE ROUTING AS A STANDPIPE, OR ADDITION OF FAIL-SAFE FUEL SHUT OFF TO BREATHER TUBE.
NHTSA complaint 11534029 - Filed May 6, 2023Failure May 6, 2023Georgetown, KYFuel/propulsion system
The fuel pump failed while traveling northbound on hwy 127 in Glencoe, KY. The motorcycle lost power and had to be pushed to a parking lot and towed home because it would not start. No warning lamp came on. A recall exists for this part and I am waiting on its arrival at the dealership. No one was injured, though I had to contend with an unsafe situation pushing the bike alongside the highway.
NHTSA complaint 11520777
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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.