Avoid K&N oil filters? they apear to have a habit of exploding/leaking!

[b1k3rdude]

Just had a buddy tell me that he had a K&N oil filter let go and leak oil all over the bottom of the bike and his rear tyre on a trip to Europe. So then did a search online for "exploding K&N oil filter" and there is page after page of results, but here are some examples with images -

• https://www.r6-forum.com/threads/k-n-oil...re.414474/
  
• https://www.vfrdiscussion.com/index.php?...r-failure/
  
• https://www.triumphrat.net/threads/k-n-o...le.851866/
  

There was a class action lawsuit in 2020 against them -

• https://www.consumerclassactionlawyers.c...ation.html
  

Looks like it effected the following filters - KN-138, KN-204 & KN-303 (This fits the FZS1000 & FZ1). They list the KN-147 for the FZS600, but other searching show the KN-303 also fits.