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Kawasaki Ninja Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Kawasaki Ninja, across 2 model years from 2018 to 2019. The 2018 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2019 (1).

Model years
2

2018–2019, with a recall

Recall campaigns
2
Most recalls
2018

2 recalls

Owner complaints
36

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 36 complaints with NHTSA about the Kawasaki Ninja across 10 model years; the most, 8, concern the 2000.

Owners marked a crash on 7 of the Kawasaki Ninja complaints (19%) and a fire on 0.

Across all Kawasaki Ninja model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 6 complaints), then the structure (6).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kawasaki Ninja in 2004: 8, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Kawasaki Ninja is power train: manual transmission, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest Kawasaki Ninja recall, 20V676000, was reported on November 2, 2020 and concerns the power train: manual transmission.

Kawasaki Ninja years to avoid

Too few Kawasaki Ninja model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Kawasaki Ninja, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2021011not ranked
2019111not ranked
2018222not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kawasaki Ninja years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Kawasaki Ninja

  • POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
  • STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND1

Kawasaki Ninja model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Kawasaki Ninja recall campaign (2)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Kawasaki Ninja, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V676000November 2, 2020power train: manual transmission2018–2019crashdo not drive799
18V580000August 30, 2018structure: motorcycle: kickstand/center stand2018crash390

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kawasaki Ninja. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: March 13, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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