EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:BULBS
26V387000 · June 12, 2026
A front or rear turn signal that does not illuminate to indicate the rider's direction of travel increases the risk of a crash.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. · up to 840 vehicles
NHTSA safety record
Kawasaki
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Kawasaki, model years 2013 to 2025.
4
Vehicles
97
Complaints
99
Recalls
0
Fires
2
Deaths
4Kawasaki year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 97 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the engine than any other system: 72 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2013 Ninja 300, with 42.
NHTSA holds 99 recall campaigns naming Kawasaki vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. A death has been reported in 2 of these 4 vehicles.
Most complained-about Kawasaki models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Kawasaki
The systems named most often across every Kawasaki complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- ENGINE 72
- POWER TRAIN 21
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 17
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 9
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4
Most recent Kawasaki recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Kawasaki, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
25V798000 · November 18, 2025
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. · up to 19,823 vehicles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
25V376000 · July 7, 2025
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. · up to 17,792 vehicles
ENGINE
25V363000 · June 23, 2025
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash or injury.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. · up to 482 vehicles
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
25V146000 · March 6, 2025
A broken clutch release lever may not disengage, disabling the motorcycle and increasing the risk of a crash.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. · up to 3,742 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
25V118000 · February 24, 2025
A failed battery connection can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. · up to 216 vehicles
STEERING
24V833000 · November 5, 2024
Loss of vehicle handling and control increases the risk of a crash or injury.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. · up to 299 vehicles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE
24V680000 · September 12, 2024
The unintended shift to neutral can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. · up to 1,150 vehicles
TIRES
24V270000 · April 16, 2024
A tire with inner wall blistering can fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. · up to 525 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL:SPARK PLUGS
24V221000 · March 21, 2024
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. · up to 1,579 vehicles
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Kawasaki page on this site
4 vehicles across 3 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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Independent developer and analyst