Kawasaki USA Recalls Utility Vehicles due to Fire Hazard
Home product recall 12-727. Announced by CPSC on Mar 15, 2012.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 15, 2012. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 3,900 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The fuel tube can scrape against the air cleaner housing and develop holes, posing a fire hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using these vehicles and contact their Kawasaki dealer to schedule a free inspection and repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact Kawasaki between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday toll-free at (866) 802-9381 or visit the firm’s website at www.kawasaki.com. Kawasaki is contacting its customers directly.
Which ones are recalled?
The vehicles are model year 2012 Kawasaki four-wheeled, off-highway utility vehicles with side-by-side seating for two people and automobile style controls. Each model has a bench seat, a rollover protection structure and a cargo bed. The vehicles are available in the colors green, red, black and camouflage. The following models are being recalled: MODEL NAME MODEL NUMBERS COLORS MULE 600 KAF400BCF Green MULE 610 4x4 KAF400ACF Red or Green MULE 610 4x4 XC KAF400DCF or KAF400ECF Black or Camouflage The brand name appears on the sides and tailgate of the cargo bed and the model name appears on the sides of the front cowl. The model number can be found on a label under the seat, which flips up. The abbreviation “4WD” also appears on the sides of the of the cargo bed of the 610 models.
About 3,900 units, as CPSC gives them.
Utility Vehicles.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA, Irvine, Calif.
- Kawasaki dealers nationwide from June 2011 to February 2012 for between $6,700 and $8,200.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Kawasaki has not received any reports of incidents or injuries.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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