On March 3, 2022, Kawasaki Motors Corporation U.S.A. issued a safety recall for certain 2019 through 2022 W800 and W800 Café bikes due to a potentially faulty horn harness. On affected bikes, engine vibration within certain RPM ranges could damage the horn harness, which could cause it to break. Horn malfunction could then occur, with riders of affected bikes possibly unable to sound their horns as expected.
Approximately 1,660 bikes are believed to be affected by this recall, which is an estimated 1 percent of total bikes. The recall population was determined via the production dates of these bikes. Affected bikes were produced between January 28, 2019 and February 15, 2022. Affected VINs range between JKBEJCC19KA000011 and JKBEJCC1XLA003193, with an additional range between JKBEJCD15LA000006 and JKBEJCD11NA004492.
