Kawasaki KZ550 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 1 model year of the Kawasaki KZ550 (1982).

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• 1982

All Kawasaki KZ550 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kawasaki KZ550, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Electrical system: wiring

   NHTSA 82V101000 Reported October 13, 1982 1,200 vehicles potentially affected KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.

   On some of these vehicles, the electrical wiring may have been improperly routed and the wires could be severely pinched by the seat.

   Remedy: The dealer will inspect the wiring system and relocate, if necessary, to prevent wires from being pinched.

   Model years: 1982

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.