NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, across 5 model years from 2011 to 2026. The 2025 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2026 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 3
- Most recalls
- 2025
- Owner complaints
- 64
2011–2026, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 64 complaints with NHTSA about the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R across 12 model years; the most, 24, concern the 2025.
Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R complaints (3%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 46 complaints), then the electrical system (11).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R in 2025: 38, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R is engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R recall, 25V798000, was reported on November 18, 2025 and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022 and 2023 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R years to avoid
Too few Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 2 | 24 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 2 | 18 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL5
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY2
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R recall campaign (3)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V798000November 18, 2025 | engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical | 2024–2026 | crashdo not drive | 19,823 |
| 25V376000June 4, 2025 | engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical | 2024–2025 | crashdo not drive | 17,792 |
| 12V064000February 17, 2012 | electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery | 2011–2012 | crash | 20,512 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted