NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kawasaki Recalls
Kawasaki has 37 model-year recall listings with NHTSA across 15 models and 2011–2026 model years. The model with the most is the Concours 14, with 12.
Owners have filed 133 complaints with NHTSA about the Kawasaki model years listed here; the most, 42, concern the 2013 Ninja 300.
Complaints about Kawasaki vehicles most often name the engine (at least 80), then the power train (33).
The Kawasaki model with the most owner complaints is the Ninja ZX-6R: 46 across 5 model years listed here.
The newest Kawasaki recall here, 25V798000, was reported on November 18, 2025 and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical.
Kawasaki recalls most often concern the engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical (5 model-year listings), then the electrical system (5).
- Models
- 15
- Recall listings
- 37
- Model years
- 2011–2026
- Pages on file
- 24
campaign × model year
year + model
Kawasaki models, most recalls first
| Model | Recalls | Years covered |
|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki Concours 14 | 12 | 2011–2013(3) |
| Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R | 7 | 2011–2026(5) |
| Kawasaki Ninja | 3 | 2018–2019(2) |
| Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero | 3 | 2011–2014(3) |
| Kawasaki Z7 Hybrid | 2 | 2024–2024(1) |
| Kawasaki Ex250jcf | 1 | 2012–2012(1) |
| Kawasaki Ex300 | 1 | 2013–2013(1) |
| Kawasaki Ex650ecfl | 1 | 2012–2012(1) |
| Kawasaki Kle650ccfl | 1 | 2012–2012(1) |
| Kawasaki Ninja 300 | 1 | 2013–2013(1) |
| Kawasaki Ninja 500 | 1 | 2024–2024(1) |
| Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | 1 | 2016–2016(1) |
| Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager | 1 | 2015–2015(1) |
| Kawasaki Z125 PRO | 1 | 2017–2017(1) |
| Kawasaki Zx400 | 1 | 2023–2023(1) |
What gets recalled most on Kawasaki vehicles
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL5
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH4
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE3
- STRUCTURE3
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS3
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
- STEERING2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY2
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2
- SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
Models sold in large numbers over many years collect more recalls and complaints than niche ones.
Newest record on this page: August 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted