Stop sale notice on All Kawasaki Teryx Vehicles

Will update more once we have more information..... but this is a big deal.

 

[Sand Shark]

Agreed, it could be a longwhile.

However, I believe they were working on the issue probably since October when problems started to arise and car buybacks started. They did not plan for a stop sale/drive at that time. I think that last catastrophic failure with shrapnel making its way into the occupants space is what led to that. So if they had logged 120 days or so at this time I was figuring 180 days to begin roll outs. If they didn't jump on the solution in October, it could easily be Julyish.

Kawasaki is a massive company and has vastly larger capital and resources to address the issue than most manufacturers, besides Honda. I believe they know it's best to get the fix done right and begin sales again and rebuilding trust with customers to keep their reputation in tact. Time is money!

I guess we'll know when they announce something.

I am just hoping the solution includes a new secondary and housing with better cooling for the secondary. I am guessing a new long belt might be coming as well.

Hopefully your timeline on when they started looking into solutions is correct. Hopefully they extend warranties for the loss of use.

On a side note - When I spoke to the Kawi rep today I mentioned the cover I bought had ripped. She called the dealer and I have a new cover on the way.

 

[AXE]

I am just hoping the solution includes a new secondary and housing with better cooling for the secondary. I am guessing a new long belt might be coming as well.

Hopefully your timeline on when they started looking into solutions is correct. Hopefully they extend warranties for the loss of use.

On a side note - When I spoke to the Kawi rep today I mentioned the cover I bought had ripped. She called the dealer and I have a new cover on the way.

I ran these WBB0047-G belt for about 75 miles. I did not like it compared to OEM. It requires more revs to engage, slapped the lower cover a little, didn't fit the sheave face as well and the edges wore funny, and stretched more than the OEM. It was also the only belt that I know slipped, but I was in some soft sand and a little incline with passengers, so may have been my fault. I wouldn't run it again with the current stock clutch assembly, but I wasn't having temp or belt issues either.

 

[Sand Shark]

I ran these WBB0047-G belt for about 75 miles. I did not like it compared to OEM. It requires more revs to engage, slapped the lower cover a little, didn't fit the sheave face as well and the edges wore funny, and stretched more than the OEM. It was also the only belt that I know slipped, but I was in some soft sand and a little incline with passengers, so may have been my fault. I wouldn't run it again with the current stock clutch assembly, but I wasn't having twmp.or belt issues either.

I agree the OEM belt had better engagement. The longest lasting belt for me was the G-boost belt from Evo. I finally let go after 150 or so miles. I had a G-boost belt from Super ATV which is who owns Gboost. That one lasted 31.6 miles.

There is something wrong with my secondary and alignment. The amount of heat it generates in the dunes is insane.

 

[Sand Shark]

On one of the FB pages someone is claiming Kawi told them the fix will be out in April. Hopefully it is true.

 

[AXE]

That fits the estimated timeline I had (6 months) assuming they knew they had problems as far back as October when the blow outs first started. In fact, they may have known there would be problems since their testing and pre-sale promotional testing. Probably eneded up being a bigger issue than they believed.

You'll probably be waiting in a long line, so it won't be a quick fix for everyone.

 

[Sand Shark]

That fits the estimated timeline I had (6 months) assuming they knew they had problems as far back as October when the blow outs first started. In fact, they may have known there would be problems since their testing and pre-sale promotional testing. Probably eneded up being a bigger issue than they believed.

You'll probably be waiting in a long line, so it won't be a quick fix for everyone.

The dealer near me has only sold a few H2s so I am hoping once the fix is announced they will get the parts in and get me fixed up quickly.

 

[AXE]

The dealer near me has only sold a few H2s so I am hoping once the fix is announced they will get the parts in and get me fixed up quickly.

Yeah. It'll be different everywhere. It'll be intersting to see how Kawasaki allocates parts at the start andnif its rolled out according tompuchase date or VIN. May not be enough parts right away.

 

[Sand Shark]

Yeah. It'll be different everywhere. It'll be intersting to see how Kawasaki allocates parts at the start andnif its rolled out according tompuchase date or VIN. May not be enough parts right away.

I think they will have enough parts. Just allocate by having the dealers call in the orders as customers make appointments or they could allocated to each dealer based on how many H2s were sent to that particular dealer.

 

[AXE]

I think they will have enough parts. Just allocate by having the dealers call in the orders as customers make appointments or they could allocated to each dealer based on how many H2s were sent to that particular dealer.

I think it'll be a shit show. It's not assembly line work where the parts are bought into each station in an orchestrated manner. It'll take time for production, distribution, and installation. Dealers have other machines to prep and maintain. Work will have to be scheduled accordingly.

Depends upon how many were sold and are sitting on the lots. That includes all the foreign countries where they are sold.

I aint too worried as mine is up and running. I'll probably let others beta test the new setup before I jump back into the foray.

 

[Sand Shark]

I think it'll be a shit show. It's not assembly line work where the parts are bought into each station in an orchestrated manner. It'll take time for production, distribution, and installation. Dealers have other machines to prep and maintain. Work will have to be scheduled accordingly.

Depends upon how many were sold and are sitting on the lots. That includes all the foreign countries where they are sold.

I aint too worried as mine is up and running. I'll probably let others beta test the new setup before I jump back into the foray.

It will be a shitshow for sure. I was reading that Kawi will is extending the warranty a year. I hope that is true.

 

[AXE]

That will help people's attitudes but it should be longer.

I am the proud owner of two 6.2L Chevrolets that are under recall for blowing motors. It's been a shit show for a lot of owners. Mine have been fine so far. But the best thing General Motors has done for the 800k owners affected is extend the motor warranty for 10 years or 150k miles.

 

[AXE]

I seen this was posted a few days ago. So if they get the parts in April and it's an organized roll out, then a lot of cars would be fixed through the course of May or June.

I also seen someone say it may only affect 2000 or so units, but that evidence was somewhat anecdotal. I expected it to be a lot more than that.

 

[Sand Shark]

Sounds like Kawi wants to get this done a quickly as possible once the fix is available.

 

[Cornell Customs LLC]

Going by the VIN, the highest number I have seen is 1680 on a dealer lot and the highest number anyone has responded to me with on all the FB groups was around 1300 so it appears there are less than 2000 total units out there which shouldn't take long to retrofit once the fix is available, I also have several new H2 clutches on the shelf that I will expect Kawasaki to replace as well.

 

[MFortie]

Wonder if they will offer ‘kits’ to us that have gone aftermarket or if we’ll have to reinstall the OEM clutch to get the ‘fix’?

 

[Sand Shark]

Going by the VIN, the highest number I have seen is 1680 on a dealer lot and the highest number anyone has responded to me with on all the FB groups was around 1300 so it appears there are less than 2000 total units out there which shouldn't take long to retrofit once the fix is available, I also have several new H2 clutches on the shelf that I will expect Kawasaki to replace as well.

I figured they have not sold a ton of these yet. One the clutch is fixed and people see all is good I expect the to start selling more. Especially with spring riding season starts in those parts of the country where it is too cold to go out in the winter.

 

[AXE]

Not sure it matters, they'll y fix it on their terms either way and the owners get the green weenie!

However, there are estimates of between 1100-1500 Kawasaki dealers in the US. I know around these parts several of the dealers have sold many vehicles. One of the smaller dealers near me said they had sold 10 and had 6 on the lot. If Kawasaki only sold 2000 units in 6 months, they'd be going broke after tooling up for a highly anticipated rig.

There's also people posting from foreign countries, so they haf to sell way more than 2000 units.

 

[Cornell Customs LLC]

Not sure it matters, they'll y fix it on their terms either way and the owners get the green weenie!

However, there are estimates of between 1100-1500 Kawasaki dealers in the US. I know around these parts several of the dealers have sold many vehicles. One of the smaller dealers near me said they had sold 10 and had 6 on the lot. If Kawasaki only sold 2000 units in 6 months, they'd be going broke after tooling up for a highly anticipated rig.

There's also people posting from foreign countries, so they haf to sell way more than 2000 units.

I would have thought so as well but 01680 is the highest VIN number I have heard of, if there were way more than 2000 out there you would think someone on all the Facebook groups would have responded as I posted that question on all the H2 related groups.

 

[olliechristopher]

Also might keep in mind that the UTV market as a whole is an extremely small percentage of Kawasaki Global. Heavy equipment and aerospace is the real money maker. I'm pretty confident this is going to be fixed no later than the quarterly fiscal earnings reports for Kawasaki Powersports division. I'm also confident Kawasaki is going to make this right to its customers.

 

[AXE]

Also might keep in mind that the UTV market as a whole is an extremely small percentage of Kawasaki Global. Heavy equipment and aerospace is the real money maker. I'm pretty confident this is going to be fixed no later than the quarterly fiscal earnings reports for Kawasaki Powersports division. I'm also confident Kawasaki is going to make this right to its customers.

It's a $20 billion company. This won't be a line item on their quarterly earnings. However as an independent operating division, Kawasaki Motors, it'll get some attention. Someone will have their niuts on the chopping block. They'll take the impairment charge whenever they feel its best to do so. But whatever is done they won't spend more than necessary to remedy the problem with lowest cost.