Kawasaki motorcycle recalls & problems
306 Kawasaki motorcycle models in NHTSA recall and complaint records since 1990.
306models
104recall campaigns
1,071owner complaints
Models
| Model | Years | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLR650 | 1993–2024 | 1 | 207 |
| Ninja | 1995–2021 | 8 | 42 |
| Vulcan | 1995–2010 | 4 | 62 |
| Ninja ZX-6R | 2009–2026 | 3 | 64 |
| Concours 14 | 2008–2021 | 5 | 52 |
| Ninja 300 | 2013–2015 | 1 | 45 |
| KL650E | 2006–2012 | 3 | 20 |
| Vulcan 1500 | 1994–2002 | 1 | 28 |
| Ninja ZX-10R | 2004–2022 | 4 | 12 |
| VN1500 | 1996–2002 | 3 | 12 |
| ZX1200-A1 | 2000–2000 | 3 | 12 |
| VN900D6F | 2006–2006 | 2 | 12 |
| ZX1100 | 1990–2000 | 1 | 16 |
| ZG1400A8F | 2008–2008 | 3 | 6 |
| Vulcan Classic | 1996–2001 | 1 | 15 |
| VN1600-A1 | 2003–2003 | 3 | 5 |
| Ninja H2 SX | 2018–2021 | 4 | 0 |
| EX300 | 2013–2013 | 1 | 14 |
| ZX-6R | 2007–2023 | 0 | 18 |
| VN900B6F | 2006–2006 | 2 | 7 |
| VN1500-E6 | 2003–2003 | 3 | 1 |
| Vulcan 900 | 2008–2023 | 1 | 11 |
| EX250J8FL | 2008–2008 | 3 | 1 |
| ZG1400B8F | 2008–2008 | 3 | 1 |
| EX250J8F | 2008–2008 | 3 | 1 |
| VN1600-A1L | 2003–2003 | 3 | 0 |
| ZG1400A8FL | 2008–2008 | 3 | 0 |
| ZG1400B8FL | 2008–2008 | 3 | 0 |
| Z900 | 2018–2019 | 3 | 0 |
| ZX1002A | 2018–2020 | 3 | 0 |
| ZX1002D | 2019–2019 | 3 | 0 |
| ZX600 | 1993–2012 | 1 | 9 |
| Versys | 2008–2011 | 0 | 14 |
| Vulcan Nomad | 1999–1999 | 0 | 13 |
| VN1500-E7 | 2004–2004 | 2 | 3 |
| Vulcan 2000 | 2004–2009 | 2 | 2 |
| ZX1400A6F | 2006–2006 | 1 | 7 |
| KL650A | 2002–2007 | 1 | 7 |
| ZX600J7F | 2007–2007 | 0 | 12 |
| Z125 PRO | 2017–2018 | 2 | 2 |
| Vulcan 750 | 1993–2001 | 0 | 11 |
| VN800-B8 | 2003–2003 | 2 | 1 |
| ZX1200-A1L | 2000–2000 | 2 | 1 |
| VN1500-E7L | 2004–2004 | 2 | 1 |
| VN900D8F | 2008–2008 | 2 | 1 |
| VN900D6FL | 2006–2006 | 2 | 1 |
| Ninja H2 | 2017–2021 | 2 | 1 |
| Z7 Hybrid | 2024–2024 | 2 | 1 |
| Drifter | 1999–2000 | 1 | 5 |
| ZX1000-C1 | 2004–2004 | 1 | 5 |
| KL650A19 | 2005–2005 | 0 | 10 |
| EX250F7F | 2007–2007 | 1 | 5 |
| Vulcan 1700 Vaquero | 2009–2015 | 1 | 5 |
| ZX600-F1L | 1995–1995 | 2 | 0 |
| ZX600-F1 | 1995–1995 | 2 | 0 |
| Bn 125-A4 | 2001–2001 | 2 | 0 |
| VN1500-P1 | 2002–2002 | 2 | 0 |
| VN800-B8L | 2003–2003 | 2 | 0 |
| VN900B6FL | 2006–2006 | 2 | 0 |
| VN900C8F | 2008–2008 | 2 | 0 |
| Ninja 1000 | 2015–2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Z H2 | 2020–2020 | 2 | 0 |
| ZR1000L | 2021–2022 | 2 | 0 |
| ZR1000K | 2021–2023 | 2 | 0 |
| W800 | 2019–2022 | 2 | 0 |
| ZX1002R | 2022–2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Ninja 7 Hybrid | 2024–2024 | 2 | 0 |
| W230 | 2025–2026 | 2 | 0 |
| VN2000 A1 | 2004–2004 | 1 | 4 |
| Nomad Fl | 2003–2004 | 1 | 4 |
| KL650A6F | 2006–2006 | 0 | 9 |
| EX250F19 | 2005–2005 | 1 | 4 |
| Voyager XII | 1999–2001 | 1 | 3 |
| EX250F6F | 2006–2006 | 1 | 3 |
| KLX250 | 2009–2019 | 1 | 3 |
| Versys 650 | 2015–2017 | 1 | 3 |
| ZX400 | 2023–2023 | 1 | 3 |
| ZX1100-C | 1990–1993 | 1 | 2 |
| ZX900 | 1999–2001 | 0 | 7 |
| BN125-A5 | 2002–2002 | 1 | 2 |
| ZX1200-A2 | 2001–2001 | 1 | 2 |
| VN1600-A2 | 2004–2004 | 1 | 2 |
| Concours | 2004–2005 | 0 | 7 |
| VN800-A10 | 2004–2004 | 1 | 2 |
| ZX636 B2 | 2004–2004 | 1 | 2 |
| VN1500-L4 | 2003–2003 | 1 | 2 |
| VN900D7F | 2007–2007 | 1 | 2 |
| ZX1000D6F | 2006–2006 | 1 | 2 |
| KLX250T9F | 2009–2009 | 1 | 2 |
| VN1700BAF | 2010–2010 | 0 | 7 |
| KL650E8F | 2008–2008 | 1 | 2 |
| EX250JCF | 2012–2012 | 1 | 2 |
| Ninja 400 | 2021–2022 | 1 | 2 |
| VN800-A1 | 1995–1999 | 1 | 1 |
| VN1500-P2 | 2003–2003 | 1 | 1 |
| ZX636 B1L | 2003–2003 | 1 | 1 |
| ZX600 K1L | 2003–2003 | 1 | 1 |
| ZX636 B1 | 2003–2003 | 1 | 1 |
| ZX636C1 | 2005–2005 | 0 | 6 |
| EX250F18 | 2004–2004 | 1 | 1 |
| ZR1200A1 | 2001–2001 | 1 | 1 |
| KLX250S | 2007–2007 | 1 | 1 |
| VN900C7F | 2007–2007 | 1 | 1 |
| VN900B8F | 2008–2008 | 1 | 1 |
| ZX14 | 2006–2011 | 0 | 6 |
| VN900B7F | 2007–2007 | 1 | 1 |
| KL650E8FL | 2008–2008 | 1 | 1 |
| ZRX1200-A | 2001–2001 | 1 | 1 |
| EX650C9F | 2009–2009 | 1 | 1 |
| KL250G9F | 2009–2009 | 1 | 1 |
| ZX14A6F | 2006–2006 | 1 | 1 |
| EX650ECFL | 2012–2012 | 1 | 1 |
| KLE650CCFL | 2012–2012 | 1 | 1 |
| Ninja ZX-14R | 2013–2024 | 0 | 6 |
| ZX-10R | 2011–2017 | 1 | 1 |
| Vulcan 1700 Voyager | 2009–2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Ninja 500 | 2024–2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Z500 | 2024–2025 | 1 | 1 |
| ZG1000A6F | 2006–2006 | 0 | 5 |
| ZG1200 | 1990–1990 | 1 | 0 |
| KZ1000 | 1990–1991 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX600-C8L | 1995–1995 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX750-L3 | 1995–1995 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX750-L3L | 1995–1995 | 1 | 0 |
| VN800-A1L | 1995–1995 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX600-E3L | 1995–1995 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX600-E3 | 1995–1995 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX600-C8 | 1995–1995 | 1 | 0 |
| ZG1200B13L | 1999–1999 | 1 | 0 |
| ZG1200B13 | 1999–1999 | 1 | 0 |
| ZR1200-A1/L | 2001–2001 | 1 | 0 |
| VN1500-N3 | 2002–2002 | 1 | 0 |
| VN1500-E5 | 2002–2002 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX600 K1 | 2003–2003 | 1 | 0 |
| EJ650-E3L | 2001–2001 | 1 | 0 |
| EJ650-E3 | 2001–2001 | 1 | 0 |
| VN1500-P2L | 2003–2003 | 1 | 0 |
| VN1500-L4L | 2003–2003 | 1 | 0 |
| VN1500-R3 | 2003–2003 | 1 | 0 |
| VN1500-L5L | 2004–2004 | 1 | 0 |
| VN1500-L5 | 2004–2004 | 1 | 0 |
| VN1500-R3L | 2003–2003 | 1 | 0 |
| VN2000 A1-L | 2004–2004 | 1 | 0 |
| VN800-B9 | 2004–2004 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1000-C1-L | 2004–2004 | 1 | 0 |
| VN1600-A2L | 2004–2004 | 1 | 0 |
| BN125 | 2006–2006 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1000D6F/L | 2006–2006 | 1 | 0 |
| EX250F7FL | 2007–2007 | 1 | 0 |
| EX250F6FL | 2006–2006 | 1 | 0 |
| EX250F19L | 2005–2005 | 1 | 0 |
| EX250F18L | 2004–2004 | 1 | 0 |
| VN900D8FL | 2008–2008 | 1 | 0 |
| VN900C7FL | 2007–2007 | 1 | 0 |
| VN900D7FL | 2007–2007 | 1 | 0 |
| VN900B7FL | 2007–2007 | 1 | 0 |
| VN900B8FL | 2008–2008 | 1 | 0 |
| KLX250T9FL | 2009–2009 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX14A7FA | 2007–2007 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX14A6FL | 2006–2006 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX14A7FL | 2007–2007 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX14A7FAL | 2007–2007 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX14A7F | 2007–2007 | 1 | 0 |
| VN900B9F | 2009–2009 | 1 | 0 |
| VN900B9FL | 2009–2009 | 1 | 0 |
| EX250 | 2009–2010 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1000E9F | 2009–2009 | 1 | 0 |
| ZR1000DAF | 2010–2010 | 1 | 0 |
| EX650CAF | 2010–2010 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1000JBF | 2011–2011 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1000KBF | 2011–2011 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1000JBFL | 2011–2011 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1000KBFL | 2011–2011 | 1 | 0 |
| EX250JCFAL | 2012–2012 | 1 | 0 |
| EX650ECF | 2012–2012 | 1 | 0 |
| EX250JCFL | 2012–2012 | 1 | 0 |
| KLE650CCF | 2012–2012 | 1 | 0 |
| EX250JCFA | 2012–2012 | 1 | 0 |
| BR125 | 2017–2017 | 1 | 0 |
| ZR900 | 2017–2017 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1002B | 2019–2020 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1002G | 2019–2020 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1002F | 2019–2020 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1002E | 2019–2020 | 1 | 0 |
| EX400G | 2021–2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Z400 | 2021–2021 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1400J | 2021–2021 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1002L | 2021–2021 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1002N | 2021–2021 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1002M | 2021–2021 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX1002J | 2022–2022 | 1 | 0 |
| ZR1002L | 2023–2023 | 1 | 0 |
| LX230G | 2022–2022 | 1 | 0 |
| LX230A | 2020–2021 | 1 | 0 |
| ZR900C | 2024–2024 | 1 | 0 |
| ZR900E | 2024–2024 | 1 | 0 |
| ZR900N | 2024–2024 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX400P | 2023–2024 | 1 | 0 |
| ZX400S | 2023–2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Ninja ZX-4RR | 2024–2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Ninja e-1 | 2024–2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Z e-1 | 2024–2024 | 1 | 0 |
| VN1600D6F | 2006–2006 | 0 | 4 |
| Ninja 250R | 2008–2008 | 0 | 4 |
| VN1700AAF | 2010–2010 | 0 | 4 |
| VN1700 | 2010–2012 | 0 | 4 |
| EX500 | 1993–1994 | 0 | 3 |
| KL650 | 1993–2022 | 0 | 3 |
| ZX1000 | 1990–2001 | 0 | 3 |
| VN1600B2 | 2005–2005 | 0 | 3 |
| ZX1400A7F | 2007–2007 | 0 | 3 |
| ZX600P7F | 2007–2007 | 0 | 3 |
| ZG1400 | 2008–2011 | 0 | 3 |
| VN1700A9FA | 2009–2009 | 0 | 3 |
| VN1700CAF | 2010–2010 | 0 | 3 |
| ZG1400A9F | 2009–2009 | 0 | 3 |
| KRT750 | 2012–2012 | 0 | 3 |
| KDX200 | 1998–1998 | 0 | 2 |
| VN1600A3 | 2005–2005 | 0 | 2 |
| ZG1000A18 | 2003–2003 | 0 | 2 |
| VN1500G1 | 1999–1999 | 0 | 2 |
| VN750A6F | 2006–2006 | 0 | 2 |
| KL650A14 | 2000–2000 | 0 | 2 |
| KL650A17 | 2003–2003 | 0 | 2 |
| VN1600D1 | 2005–2005 | 0 | 2 |
| ZG1000A17 | 2002–2002 | 0 | 2 |
| ZX1000D7F | 2007–2007 | 0 | 2 |
| VN1500N8F | 2008–2008 | 0 | 2 |
| ZX10 | 2007–2007 | 0 | 2 |
| KL650E9F | 2009–2009 | 0 | 2 |
| ZX1000C2 | 2005–2005 | 0 | 2 |
| VN1700C9F | 2009–2009 | 0 | 2 |
| VN1600A7FA | 2007–2007 | 0 | 2 |
| EX250JAF | 2010–2010 | 0 | 2 |
| VN1700G9F | 2009–2009 | 0 | 2 |
| VN1600G6F | 2006–2006 | 0 | 2 |
| KLE650 | 2009–2009 | 0 | 2 |
| ZX1400 | 2012–2012 | 0 | 2 |
| VN1600A6F | 2006–2006 | 0 | 2 |
| VN900C | 2008–2008 | 0 | 2 |
| KLX230 | 2020–2022 | 0 | 2 |
| KZ750 | 1994–1994 | 0 | 1 |
| VN700 | 1996–1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Voyager 12 | 1998–1998 | 0 | 1 |
| 800B3 | 1999–1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Voyager | 1999–1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Ke 100 Trail/st | 2000–2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Mean Streak | 2002–2002 | 0 | 1 |
| ZR1200-A2 | 2002–2002 | 0 | 1 |
| KL650A16 | 2002–2002 | 0 | 1 |
| VN2000D6F | 2006–2006 | 0 | 1 |
| ZX1200C1 | 2002–2002 | 0 | 1 |
| ZR750K1 | 2005–2005 | 0 | 1 |
| KLX250H6F | 2006–2006 | 0 | 1 |
| VN1500N7F | 2007–2007 | 0 | 1 |
| ZX636C6F | 2006–2006 | 0 | 1 |
| KL650A11 | 1997–1997 | 0 | 1 |
| VN1600B6F | 2006–2006 | 0 | 1 |
| ZX1200C2 | 2003–2003 | 0 | 1 |
| ZR1200A3 | 2003–2003 | 0 | 1 |
| EX250F15 | 2001–2001 | 0 | 1 |
| KL650A6 | 1992–1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Nomad 150CC | 2002–2002 | 0 | 1 |
| KL250D22 | 2005–2005 | 0 | 1 |
| BN125A7F | 2007–2007 | 0 | 1 |
| VN900 Custom | 2008–2008 | 0 | 1 |
| EN500CLTD | 2007–2007 | 0 | 1 |
| ZG1000A10 | 1995–1995 | 0 | 1 |
| KL650A13 | 1999–1999 | 0 | 1 |
| VN1500N4 | 2005–2005 | 0 | 1 |
| VN1500T6F | 2006–2006 | 0 | 1 |
| EN500C6F | 2006–2006 | 0 | 1 |
| VN1600D8FA | 2008–2008 | 0 | 1 |
| KL650A7F | 2007–2007 | 0 | 1 |
| VN1600A7F | 2007–2007 | 0 | 1 |
| ZX600J8F | 2008–2008 | 0 | 1 |
| ZG1400CAF | 2010–2010 | 0 | 1 |
| VN1700B9FA | 2009–2009 | 0 | 1 |
| VN1600A8F | 2008–2008 | 0 | 1 |
| ZX600R9F | 2009–2009 | 0 | 1 |
| KL650A18 | 2004–2004 | 0 | 1 |
| EN500C9F | 2009–2009 | 0 | 1 |
| VN900C9F | 2009–2009 | 0 | 1 |
| ZX600J1 | 2007–2007 | 0 | 1 |
| ZX600RAF | 2011–2011 | 0 | 1 |
| ZG1000A20 | 2005–2005 | 0 | 1 |
| ZG1000A16 | 2001–2001 | 0 | 1 |
| ZX900E1 | 2000–2000 | 0 | 1 |
| VN2000D1 | 2006–2006 | 0 | 1 |
| KLE650A9F | 2009–2009 | 0 | 1 |
| VN2000G8F | 2008–2008 | 0 | 1 |
| ZR1100A2 | 1993–1993 | 0 | 1 |
| ZG1400B9F | 2009–2009 | 0 | 1 |
| KL250D21 | 2004–2004 | 0 | 1 |
| EN500C7F | 2007–2007 | 0 | 1 |
| EN500 | 2007–2007 | 0 | 1 |
| ZX1400C8F | 2008–2008 | 0 | 1 |
| ZR1100C4 | 2000–2000 | 0 | 1 |
| VN1600D7F | 2007–2007 | 0 | 1 |
| ZX1200R | 2002–2002 | 0 | 1 |
| ZX1000E8F | 2008–2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Ninja 650 | 2017–2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Z650 | 2017–2017 | 0 | 1 |
| VN1500N2 | 2001–2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Eliminator EL450 | 2024–2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Z H2 SE | 2025–2025 | 0 | 1 |
NHTSA files many motorcycles by factory model code. Where the manufacturer or NHTSA's vPIC database gives an official model name for a code, we show it; otherwise we show the code as filed.