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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
2 reports
550 miles · Jan 9, 2013
Visibility/wiper
THE MIRRORS ON THIS MOTORCYCLE MOVE BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. THE ACTUAL MIRROR PART ITSELF MOVES, NOT THE METAL STALK HOLDING THE MIRROR. THIS REQUIRES CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT WHILE RIDING, IE: EVERY 15 MINUTES OR SO. I THINK THAT THE WIND MOVES THEM, AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TIGHTEN ONLY THE MIRROR PART. I DID NOT RETURN THE BIKE…
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THE MIRRORS ON THIS MOTORCYCLE MOVE BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. THE ACTUAL MIRROR PART ITSELF MOVES, NOT THE METAL STALK HOLDING THE MIRROR. THIS REQUIRES CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT WHILE RIDING, IE: EVERY 15 MINUTES OR SO. I THINK THAT THE WIND MOVES THEM, AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TIGHTEN ONLY THE MIRROR PART. I DID NOT RETURN THE BIKE TO THE DEALER, AS I MOVED TO ASIA FOR OVER ONE YEAR SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE BIKE. THEN IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10491923
2,700 miles · Jul 30, 2011
Equipment
KAWASAKI 2009 VERSYS (KLE650): LEFT SIDE MIRROR DOES NOT STAY IN A FIXED POSITION. UNABLE TO TIGHTEN LOCKING MECHANISM SUFFICIENTLY. MIRROR SUDDENLY MOVES DURING TRAVEL POSES A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER, UNABLE TO SEE TRAFFIC IN LEFT REAR-VIEW MIRROR. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10416329
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