NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kawasaki Ninja 500 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Kawasaki Ninja 500, across 1 model year from 2024 to 2024.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2024
- Owner complaints
- 1
2024–2024, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the Kawasaki Ninja 500 across 1 model year; the most, 1, concern the 2024.
Owners marked a crash on 1 of the Kawasaki Ninja 500 complaints (100%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Kawasaki Ninja 500 model years, owners name the service brakes, hydraulic most often (at least 1 complaint).
The component recalled most often on the Kawasaki Ninja 500 is power train: clutch assembly: pedal/hand lever(motorcycle), in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Kawasaki Ninja 500 recall, 25V146000, was reported on March 6, 2025 and concerns the power train: clutch assembly: pedal/hand lever(motorcycle).
Kawasaki Ninja 500 years to avoid
Too few Kawasaki Ninja 500 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | — | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kawasaki Ninja 500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kawasaki Ninja 500
- POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)1
Kawasaki Ninja 500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kawasaki Ninja 500 recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V146000March 6, 2025 | power train: clutch assembly: pedal/hand lever(motorcycle) | 2024 | crash | 3,742 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kawasaki Ninja 500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 29, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted