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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Exterior Lighting. 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.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
600 miles · Nov 3, 2010
Exterior Lighting
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI Z6 600 NINJA MOTORCYCLE . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH CUSHION IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY BEGAN TO BREAK. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS BROKE IT CAUSED WATER TO GET INSIDE THEM AND SHORT CIRCUIT THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND HAD N…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI Z6 600 NINJA MOTORCYCLE . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH CUSHION IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY BEGAN TO BREAK. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS BROKE IT CAUSED WATER TO GET INSIDE THEM AND SHORT CIRCUIT THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND HAD NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1600.
NHTSA ODI #10363868
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