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 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS CAMO | KAF820DFF/L | JKBAFSD17FB500001 through
JKBAFSD17FB502198 |
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| 2016
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MULE PRO-FXT | KAF820AGF/L | JKBAFSA1XGB500001 through
JKBAFSA19GB500250 |
| MULE PRO-FXT EPS | KAF820BGF/L | JKBAFSB10GB504816 through
JKBAFSB13GB507371 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS LE | KAF820CGF/L | JKBAFSC18GB504951 through
JKBAFSC16GB507010 |
| 2016 | MULE PRO-FXT EPS CAMO | KAF820DGF/L | JKBAFSD19GB502611 through
JKBAFSD16GB503585 |
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| MULE PRO-FX | KAF820EGF/L | JKBAFSE17GB500001 through
JKBAFSE16GB500541 |
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| MULE PRO-FX EPS | KAF820FGF/L | JKBAFSF19GB500001 through
JKBAFSF14GB502450 |
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| MULE PRO-FX EPS LE | KAF820GGF/L | JKBAFSG10GB500001 through
JKBAFSG13GB501918 |
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| MULE PRO-FX EPS CAMO | KAF820HGF/L | JKBAFSH12GB500001 through
JKBAFSH17GB500950 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT RANCH EDITION | KAF820JGF/L | JKBAFSJ1XGB500001 through
JKBAFSJ1XGB501830 |
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| MULE PRO-DXT | KAF1000AGF | JKAAFCA17GB500001 through
JKAAFCA18GB500122 |
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| MULE PRO-DXT EPS | KAF1000BGF | JKAAFCB10GB500002 through
JKAAFCB10GB500873 |
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| MULE PRO-DXT EPS LE | KAF1000CGF | JKAAFCC10GB500001 through
JKAAFCC11GB500492 |
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| MULE PRO-DX | KAF1000DGF | JKAAFCD12GB500001 through
JKAAFCD19GB500125 |
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| MULE PRO-DX EPS | KAF1000EGF | JKAAFCE14GB500001 through
JKAAFCE14GB500709 |
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| MULE PRO-DX EPS LE | KAF1000FGF | JKAAFCF18GB500002 through
JKAAFCF1XGB500342 |
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| 2017 | MULE PRO-FXT | KAF820AHF/L | JKBAFSA18HB500001 through
JKBAFSA12HB500821 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS | KAF820BHF/L | JKBAFSB1XHB500001 through
JKBAFSB10HB510083 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS LE | KAF820CHF/L | JKBAFSC11HB500001 through
JKBAFSC10HB509367 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS CAMO | KAF820DHF/L | JKBAFSD13HB500001 through
JKBAFSD19HB504909 |
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| MULE PRO-FX | KAF820EHF/L | JKBAFSE15HB500001 through
JKBAFSE12HB501140 |
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| MULE PRO-FX EPS | KAF820FHF/L | JKBAFSF17HB500001 through
JKBAFSF18HB504056 |
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| MULE PRO-FX EPS LE | KAF820GHF/L | JKBAFSG15HB502201 through
JKBAFSG1XHB502890 |
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| MULE PRO-FX EPS CAMO | KAF820HHF/L | JKBAFSH16HB501301 through
JKBAFSH11HB501450 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT RANCH EDITION | KAF820JHF/L | JKBAFSJ18HB500001 through
JKBAFSJ16HB504483 |
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| MULE PRO-FX RANCH EDITION | KAF820LHF/L | JKBAFSL11HB500001 through
JKBAFSL11HB500550 |
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| MULE PRO-DXT | KAF1000AHF | JKAAFCA13HB500501 through
JKAAFCA15HB500659 |
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| MULE PRO-DXT EPS | KAF1000BHF | JKAAFCB17HB500001 through
JKAAFCB13HB502277 |
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| MULE PRO-DXT EPS LE | KAF1000CHF | JKAAFCC19HB500001 through
JKAAFCC18HB501219 |
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| MULE PRO-DX | KAF1000DHF | JKAAFCD15HB500401 through
JKAAFCD14HB500485 |
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| MULE PRO-DX EPS | KAF1000EHF | JKAAFCE12HB500001 through
JKAAFCE1XHB501283 |
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| MULE PRO-DX EPS LE | KAF1000FHF | JKAAFCF14HB500001 through
JKAAFCF11HB500859 |
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| 2018 | MULE PRO-FXT | KAF820AJF/L | JKBAFSA15JB501001 through
JKBAFSA13JB501370 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS | KAF820BJF/L | JKBAFSB15JB510201 through
JKBAFSB12JB513038 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS LE | KAF820CJF/L | JKBAFSC10JB509651 through
JKBAFSC10JB512209 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS CAMO | KAF820DJF/L | JKBAFSD16JB505151 through
JKBAFSD19JB506231 |
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| MULE PRO-FX | KAF820EJF/L | JKBAFSE17JB501401 through
JKBAFSE16JB501695 |
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| MULE PRO-FX EPS | KAF820FJF/L | JKBAFSF19JB504301 through
JKBAFSF16JB505745 |
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| MULE PRO-FX EPS LE | KAF820GJF/L | JKBAFSG19JB503101 through
JKBAFSG11JB503870 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT RANCH EDITION | KAF820JJF/L | JKBAFSJ18JB504801 through
JKBAFSJ18JB508072 |
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| MULE PRO-FXR | KAF820KJF/L | JKBAFSK14JB500002 through
JKBAFSK13JB503649 |
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| MULE PRO-DXT | KAF1000AJF | JKAAFCA10JB500901 through
JKAAFCA15JB501185 |
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| MULE PRO-DXT EPS | KAF1000BJF | JKAAFCB17JB502501 through
JKAAFCB11JB503644 |
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| MULE PRO-DX EPS | KAF1000EJF | JKAAFCE19JB501507 through
JKAAFCE15JB502444 |
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| 2019
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MULE PRO-FXT | KAF820AKF/L | JKBAFSA11KB501501 through
JKBAFSA11KB501935 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS | KAF820BKF/L | JKBAFSB17KB513201 through
JKBAFSB17KB516146 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS LE | KAF820CKF/L | JKBAFSC11KB512401 through
JKBAFSC1XKB514907 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS CAMO | KAF820DKF/L | JKBAFSD16KB506401 through
JKBAFSD11KB507519 |
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| MULE PRO-FX | KAF820EKF/L | JKBAFSE1XKB501801 through
JKBAFSE15KB502161 |
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| MULE PRO-FX EPS | KAF820FKF/L | JKBAFSF13KB505901 through
JKBAFSF13KB507521 |
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| MULE PRO-FX EPS LE | KAF820GKF/L | JKBAFSG18KB504001 through
JKBAFSG1XKB504758 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT RANCH EDITION | KAF820JKF/L | JKBAFSJ12KB508201 through
JKBAFSJ13KB512077 |
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| MULE PRO-FXR | KAF820KKF/L | JKBAFSK13KB503801 through
JKBAFSK1XKB505089 |
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| MULE PRO-DXT | KAF1000AKF | JKAAFCA11KB501301 through
JKAAFCA14KB501695 |
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| MULE PRO-DXT EPS | KAF1000BKF | JKAAFCB10KB503801 through
JKAAFCB12KB505162 |
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| MULE PRO-DX EPS | KAF1000EKF | JKAAFCE14KB502601 through
JKAAFCE1XKB503039 |
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| 2020 | MULE PRO-FXT | KAF820ALF/L | JKBAFSA1XLB502101 through
JKBAFSA19LB502378 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS | KAF820BLF/L | JKBAFSB1XLB516501 through
JKBAFSB19LB518305 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS LE | KAF820CLF/L | JKBAFSC1XLB515301 through
JKBAFSC1XLB516657 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT EPS CAMO | KAF820DLF/L | JKBAFSD1XLB507701 through
JKBAFSD1XLB508184 |
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| MULE PRO-FX | KAF820ELF/L | JKBAFSE18LB502401 through
JKBAFSE19LB502598 |
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| MULE PRO-FX EPS | KAF820FLF/L | JKBAFSF18LB507919 through
JKBAFSF1XLB509199 |
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| MULE PRO-FX EPS LE | KAF820GLF/L | JKBAFSG18LB505201 through
JKBAFSG12LB505744 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT RANCH EDITION | KAF820JLF/L | JKBAFSJ1XLB512501 through
JKBAFSJ17LB514237 |
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| MULE PRO-FXR | KAF820KLF/L | JKBAFSK13LB507901 through
JKBAFSK18LB508784 |
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| MULE PRO-FXT RANCH EDITION | KAF820MLF/L | JKBAFSM12LB500001 through
JKBAFSM16LB501023 |
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| MULE PRO-DXT | KAF1000ALF | JKAAFCA13LB502001 through
JKAAFCA18LB502091 |
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| MULE PRO-DXT EPS | KAF1000BLF | JKAAFCB17LB505501 through
JKAAFCB18LB505992 |
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| MULE PRO-DX EPS | KAF1000ELF | JKAAFCE13LB503501 through
JKAAFCE18LB503686 |
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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
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