Vehicle report

1989 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX7

Defect investigations

1 action

PE89159 · PE

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR Investigation

SUMMARY:ONE COMPLAINT IS MEANINGFUL BECAUSE IT INVOLVES TWO FAILURES,THE VEHICLE POPULATION IS SMALL, THE VEHICLES ARE NEW 1989 MODELS, ANDMOTORCYCLES OWNERS HAVE TRADITIONALLY GENERATED ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OFCOMPLAINTS TO NHTSA, EVEN IN CASES INVOLVING HIGH FAILURE RATES.===

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.