Kawasaki USA Recalls Off-Highway Utility Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard

200320 Recalled Model Year 2016 MULE PRO-FXT EPS LE (678)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 20, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –

Recall Summary

Name of product: Kawasaki MULE PRO off-highway utility vehicles

Hazard: The steering shaft can develop excessive wear and affect steering control resulting in a crash hazard, posing a risk of injury or death.

Remedy: Repair

Recall date: March 19, 2020

Units: About 80,000

Consumer Contact: Kawasaki toll-free at 866-802-9381 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.Kawasaki.com and click on “Recalls” for more information.

Recall Details

Description: This recall involves recall involves 2015 through 2020 MULE PRO-FX, MULE PRO-FXR, MULE PRO-FXT and 2016 – 2020 MULE PRO-DX and MULE PRO-DXT utility vehicles. The four wheel, off-highway utility vehicles were sold in black, green, white, red, bronze, silver, camo, and blue. They have side by side seating for three to six people and automotive style controls. MULE PRO is printed on the right and left front fender. The model name is printed on the right and left fender. The vehicles are available as either gas or diesel models. The diesel models have DIESEL printed on the right and left rear of the cargo bed. The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is located on the steel frame between the right front lower A-arm mounts.

MODEL YEAR	Model Name	Model Code	VIN RANGE
2015	MULE PRO-FXT	KAF820AFF/L	JKBAFSA1XFB500031 through JKBAFSA18FB500335
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS	KAF820BFF/L	JKBAFSB13FB500001 through JKBAFSB11FB504158
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS LE	KAF820CFF/L	JKBAFSC15FB500001 through JKBAFSC17FB504387
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS CAMO	KAF820DFF/L	JKBAFSD17FB500001 through JKBAFSD17FB502198

2016	MULE PRO-FXT	KAF820AGF/L	JKBAFSA1XGB500001 through JKBAFSA19GB500250
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS	KAF820BGF/L	JKBAFSB10GB504816 through JKBAFSB13GB507371
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS LE	KAF820CGF/L	JKBAFSC18GB504951 through JKBAFSC16GB507010

2016	MULE PRO-FXT EPS CAMO	KAF820DGF/L	JKBAFSD19GB502611 through JKBAFSD16GB503585
	MULE PRO-FX	KAF820EGF/L	JKBAFSE17GB500001 through JKBAFSE16GB500541
	MULE PRO-FX EPS	KAF820FGF/L	JKBAFSF19GB500001 through JKBAFSF14GB502450
	MULE PRO-FX EPS LE	KAF820GGF/L	JKBAFSG10GB500001 through JKBAFSG13GB501918
	MULE PRO-FX EPS CAMO	KAF820HGF/L	JKBAFSH12GB500001 through JKBAFSH17GB500950
	MULE PRO-FXT RANCH EDITION	KAF820JGF/L	JKBAFSJ1XGB500001 through JKBAFSJ1XGB501830
	MULE PRO-DXT	KAF1000AGF	JKAAFCA17GB500001 through JKAAFCA18GB500122
	MULE PRO-DXT EPS	KAF1000BGF	JKAAFCB10GB500002 through JKAAFCB10GB500873
	MULE PRO-DXT EPS LE	KAF1000CGF	JKAAFCC10GB500001 through JKAAFCC11GB500492
	MULE PRO-DX	KAF1000DGF	JKAAFCD12GB500001 through JKAAFCD19GB500125
	MULE PRO-DX EPS	KAF1000EGF	JKAAFCE14GB500001 through JKAAFCE14GB500709
	MULE PRO-DX EPS LE	KAF1000FGF	JKAAFCF18GB500002 through JKAAFCF1XGB500342

2017	MULE PRO-FXT	KAF820AHF/L	JKBAFSA18HB500001 through JKBAFSA12HB500821
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS	KAF820BHF/L	JKBAFSB1XHB500001 through JKBAFSB10HB510083
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS LE	KAF820CHF/L	JKBAFSC11HB500001 through JKBAFSC10HB509367
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS CAMO	KAF820DHF/L	JKBAFSD13HB500001 through JKBAFSD19HB504909
	MULE PRO-FX	KAF820EHF/L	JKBAFSE15HB500001 through JKBAFSE12HB501140
	MULE PRO-FX EPS	KAF820FHF/L	JKBAFSF17HB500001 through JKBAFSF18HB504056
	MULE PRO-FX EPS LE	KAF820GHF/L	JKBAFSG15HB502201 through JKBAFSG1XHB502890
	MULE PRO-FX EPS CAMO	KAF820HHF/L	JKBAFSH16HB501301 through JKBAFSH11HB501450
	MULE PRO-FXT RANCH EDITION	KAF820JHF/L	JKBAFSJ18HB500001 through JKBAFSJ16HB504483
	MULE PRO-FX RANCH EDITION	KAF820LHF/L	JKBAFSL11HB500001 through JKBAFSL11HB500550
	MULE PRO-DXT	KAF1000AHF	JKAAFCA13HB500501 through JKAAFCA15HB500659
	MULE PRO-DXT EPS	KAF1000BHF	JKAAFCB17HB500001 through JKAAFCB13HB502277
	MULE PRO-DXT EPS LE	KAF1000CHF	JKAAFCC19HB500001 through JKAAFCC18HB501219
	MULE PRO-DX	KAF1000DHF	JKAAFCD15HB500401 through JKAAFCD14HB500485
	MULE PRO-DX EPS	KAF1000EHF	JKAAFCE12HB500001 through JKAAFCE1XHB501283
	MULE PRO-DX EPS LE	KAF1000FHF	JKAAFCF14HB500001 through JKAAFCF11HB500859

2018	MULE PRO-FXT	KAF820AJF/L	JKBAFSA15JB501001 through JKBAFSA13JB501370
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS	KAF820BJF/L	JKBAFSB15JB510201 through JKBAFSB12JB513038
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS LE	KAF820CJF/L	JKBAFSC10JB509651 through JKBAFSC10JB512209
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS CAMO	KAF820DJF/L	JKBAFSD16JB505151 through JKBAFSD19JB506231
	MULE PRO-FX	KAF820EJF/L	JKBAFSE17JB501401 through JKBAFSE16JB501695
	MULE PRO-FX EPS	KAF820FJF/L	JKBAFSF19JB504301 through JKBAFSF16JB505745
	MULE PRO-FX EPS LE	KAF820GJF/L	JKBAFSG19JB503101 through JKBAFSG11JB503870
	MULE PRO-FXT RANCH EDITION	KAF820JJF/L	JKBAFSJ18JB504801 through JKBAFSJ18JB508072
	MULE PRO-FXR	KAF820KJF/L	JKBAFSK14JB500002 through JKBAFSK13JB503649
	MULE PRO-DXT	KAF1000AJF	JKAAFCA10JB500901 through JKAAFCA15JB501185
	MULE PRO-DXT EPS	KAF1000BJF	JKAAFCB17JB502501 through JKAAFCB11JB503644
	MULE PRO-DX EPS	KAF1000EJF	JKAAFCE19JB501507 through JKAAFCE15JB502444

2019	MULE PRO-FXT	KAF820AKF/L	JKBAFSA11KB501501 through JKBAFSA11KB501935
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS	KAF820BKF/L	JKBAFSB17KB513201 through JKBAFSB17KB516146
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS LE	KAF820CKF/L	JKBAFSC11KB512401 through JKBAFSC1XKB514907
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS CAMO	KAF820DKF/L	JKBAFSD16KB506401 through JKBAFSD11KB507519
	MULE PRO-FX	KAF820EKF/L	JKBAFSE1XKB501801 through JKBAFSE15KB502161
	MULE PRO-FX EPS	KAF820FKF/L	JKBAFSF13KB505901 through JKBAFSF13KB507521
	MULE PRO-FX EPS LE	KAF820GKF/L	JKBAFSG18KB504001 through JKBAFSG1XKB504758
	MULE PRO-FXT RANCH EDITION	KAF820JKF/L	JKBAFSJ12KB508201 through JKBAFSJ13KB512077
	MULE PRO-FXR	KAF820KKF/L	JKBAFSK13KB503801 through JKBAFSK1XKB505089
	MULE PRO-DXT	KAF1000AKF	JKAAFCA11KB501301 through JKAAFCA14KB501695
	MULE PRO-DXT EPS	KAF1000BKF	JKAAFCB10KB503801 through JKAAFCB12KB505162
	MULE PRO-DX EPS	KAF1000EKF	JKAAFCE14KB502601 through JKAAFCE1XKB503039

2020	MULE PRO-FXT	KAF820ALF/L	JKBAFSA1XLB502101 through JKBAFSA19LB502378
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS	KAF820BLF/L	JKBAFSB1XLB516501 through JKBAFSB19LB518305
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS LE	KAF820CLF/L	JKBAFSC1XLB515301 through JKBAFSC1XLB516657
	MULE PRO-FXT EPS CAMO	KAF820DLF/L	JKBAFSD1XLB507701 through JKBAFSD1XLB508184
	MULE PRO-FX	KAF820ELF/L	JKBAFSE18LB502401 through JKBAFSE19LB502598
	MULE PRO-FX EPS	KAF820FLF/L	JKBAFSF18LB507919 through JKBAFSF1XLB509199
	MULE PRO-FX EPS LE	KAF820GLF/L	JKBAFSG18LB505201 through JKBAFSG12LB505744
	MULE PRO-FXT RANCH EDITION	KAF820JLF/L	JKBAFSJ1XLB512501 through JKBAFSJ17LB514237
	MULE PRO-FXR	KAF820KLF/L	JKBAFSK13LB507901 through JKBAFSK18LB508784
	MULE PRO-FXT RANCH EDITION	KAF820MLF/L	JKBAFSM12LB500001 through JKBAFSM16LB501023
	MULE PRO-DXT	KAF1000ALF	JKAAFCA13LB502001 through JKAAFCA18LB502091
	MULE PRO-DXT EPS	KAF1000BLF	JKAAFCB17LB505501 through JKAAFCB18LB505992
	MULE PRO-DX EPS	KAF1000ELF	JKAAFCE13LB503501 through JKAAFCE18LB503686

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled utility vehicles and contact a Kawasaki dealer to schedule a free repair. Kawasaki is contacting all known purchasers directly.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 453 reports of incidents of steering problems. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At: Kawasaki dealers nationwide from July 2014 through January 2020 for between $12,000 and $17,000.

Manufacturer(s): Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. U.S.A, of Lincoln, Neb.

Distributor(s): Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A., of Foothill Ranch, Calif.

Manufactured In: United States

Recall number: 20-726

This recall was conducted, voluntarily by the company, under CPSC’s Fast Track Recall process. Fast Track recalls are initiated by firms, who commit to work with CPSC to quickly announce the recall and remedy to protect consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to help ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.

Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission