I called the service manager this morning. I'm not trying to open a can of worms, I'm just relaying information.
He said when I brought my bike in, he placed an order for a new ignition switch & called the verify that Kaw would pay for the repair under warranty b/c he wanted to ensure he'd get paid. Can't blame the guy for that.
He said that whomever he spoke with at Kaw advised him against replacing the entire switch & said they would send him a pack of springs & they wanted him to replaced the 1 spring inside the keyswitch for the KiPass activiation switch.
He said he received a small ziplock bag with 3 springs in it. They were all the same spring but they sent a couple extra for other repairs or if he lost 2.
There wasn't a part number only 3 springs in a small clear ziplock bag. He took my switch apart, cleaned it, which he said was pretty clean & installed one of the new springs.
If I've been lied to, then he told it. I believe the guy. I was a mechanic at a Case construction equipment dealership for 16yrs. Our service rep not only looked over our warranty claims, sometimes they would provide parts that weren't assigned public part numbers & couldn't be ordered directly from Case but they were in fact available when certain warranty claims were submitted. His story isn't far fetched to me.
That's about all I know to say. I haven't test ridden it other than home but the weather man says its going to be 60 & sunny on Saturday so my new spring will be getting a test then.