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2020 KAWASAKI KLX230 — ENGINE

fire · 1631599 · 2019-12-25

Vehicle

Make
KAWASAKI
Model
KLX230
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
25

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

JUST PURCHASED A 2020 KAWASAKI KLX 230 ALF. I RODE IT AROUND THE BACKYARD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN, I WOULD COME TO A STOP FOR JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS, I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. IT SMELLED LIKE SOMEONE WAS BURNING LEAVES. AS I LOOKED DOWN AT THE HEADER PIPE, IT WAS GLOWING ORANGE!!! LEAVES AND TALL GRASS WERE STARTING TO CATCH ON FIRE !!! IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS EXHAUST FLAW IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ! YARD ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE. ALSO THE MOTORCYCLE AND MYSELF!!!!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11291143
Machine
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