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2009 Kawasaki KL650E9F

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Owner complaints by model year

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What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Structure
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Structure complaints

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168 miles · Jul 15, 2009
Service Brakes, HydraulicStructure

MY HUSBAND WAS RIDING OUR KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE ON A DIRT ROAD, WHEN HE ROUNDED A CORNER,HE SAW A LARGE PINE TREE BLOCKING THE ENTIRE ROADWAY.HE PRESSED ON THE REAR BRAKES, BUT THERE WAS NONE. HE HAD THREE CHOICES, HIT THE PINE TREE, HIT THE ROCK WALL TO HIS LEFT OR RIDE IT OUT DOWN A HILL AND THROUGH A PINE THICKET. HE …

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MY HUSBAND WAS RIDING OUR KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE ON A DIRT ROAD, WHEN HE ROUNDED A CORNER,HE SAW A LARGE PINE TREE BLOCKING THE ENTIRE ROADWAY.HE PRESSED ON THE REAR BRAKES, BUT THERE WAS NONE. HE HAD THREE CHOICES, HIT THE PINE TREE, HIT THE ROCK WALL TO HIS LEFT OR RIDE IT OUT DOWN A HILL AND THROUGH A PINE THICKET. HE TOOK THE ONE CHOICE GIVEN THE TERRIAN WHERE HE THOUGHT HE COULD SAFELY STOP. AFTER RIDING OUT THE HILL, AND COMING TO A STOP, GATHERING HIS BREATH, HE INSPECTED THE BIKE AND DISCOVERED WHY THERE WERE NO REAR BRAKES. THE METAL BRACE BOLTED TO THE FRAME ATTACHED TO THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL HAD CRACKED AND BROKE APART. CURRENTLY, THIS MOTORCYCLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT WE HAVE YET TO HEAR IF KAWASAKI IS HONORING THE WARRANTY OR IF THEY WILL EVEN REPAIR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FAILURE. THIS BIKE WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 06/03/09 AND THIS PART FAILED ON 06/29/09 WITH APPROXIMATELY 168 MILES ON THIS NEW BIKE. PERHAPS THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, OR DEFECTED MATERIALS BEING USED BY KAWASAKI. EITHER WAY, THIS IS A POTENTIAL DEADLY DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10276860

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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