Recall · 22V912000
Kawasaki Motors Corp. recalled 9 models over engine and engine cooling
3,172
Vehicles covered
9
Models
21
Model years
December 9, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- The defect
- Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) is recalling certain 2015-2018 ZX1000, 2018 ZX1002A, ZX1002B, 2019-2021 ZX1002D, 2019-2022 ZX1002J, 2020-2023 ZR1000K, 2021-2022 ZR1000L, 2022 ZX1002R, and 2023 ZR1002L (Ninja H2, Ninja H2 Carbon, Ninja H2 SX, Ninja H2 SX SE, Ninja H2 SX SE+, Z H2, and Z H2 SE) motorcycles. Please see the attached model information chart for a detailed list of model codes, names and years. The plunger in the camshaft chain tensioner may lock, which can result in an engine stall while riding.
- What it can cause
- An engine stall while riding can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the camshaft chain tensioner, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 21, 2022. Owners may contact KMC customer service at 1-866-802-9381.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| KawasakiZR1000K | 2020 to 2023 | Not published here |
| KawasakiZR1000L | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| KawasakiZR1002L | 2023 | Not published here |
| KawasakiZX1000 | 2015 to 2018 | Not published here |
| KawasakiZX1002A | 2018 | Not published here |
| KawasakiZX1002B | 2018 | Not published here |
| KawasakiZX1002D | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
| KawasakiZX1002J | 2019 to 2022 | Not published here |
| KawasakiZX1002R | 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 3,172 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 70% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2015 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were 7 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Kawasaki vehicles have been recalled over the engine and engine cooling 13 times before this, most recently in October 2021 as 21V819000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 4 other recalls published here: 22V913000 (electrical system), 21V594000 (suspension), 21V593000 (engine and engine cooling), 20V676000 (power train).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. with NHTSA on December 9, 2022 as campaign 22V912000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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