Kawasaki Motors USA Recalls Model Year 2025 Competition and Cross-Country Motorcycles Due to Crash Hazard

CPSC recall 25238. Recall date: 24 Apr 2025.

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

The primary gear for the crank shaft can fail, posing a crash hazard.

Remedy, in the words of CPSC

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled competition and cross-country motorcycles and contact a Kawasaki dealer for a free repair. The primary gear will be replaced with a new gear. The repair will take place at an authorized Kawasaki dealership.

CPSC recall 25238 has the recall date 24 Apr 2025. The notice names the firm Kawasaki Motors. The recall has about 3,400 units. The median CPSC recall of 2025 has 5,950 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Crash.

CPSC recall notice More of the notice

Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on 1 Oct 2026. The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026.

More of the notice

The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.

CPSC recall 25238: incidents, units, products and firms
Incidents and injuries	None reported
Units	3,400
Remedy options	Repair
Description	This recall involves model year 2025 KX450, KX450SR and KX450X motorcycles. They are two-wheel competition and cross-country motorcycles sold in lime green. The following model numbers and vehicle identification numbers (VIN) are included in this recall. The model number is located on the right side of the vehicle. The VIN is located on the right side of the frame head pipe. Product Name Model Number Vehicle Identification Number 2025 KX450 KX450MSFNN JKAKXGMCSA008598 - JKAKXGMCSA011475 2025 KX450SR KX450PSFNN JKAKXGPCSA000012 - JKAKXGMCSA000971 2025 KX450X KX450NSFNN JKAKXGNCSA002194 - JKAKXGNCSA003159
Product	Model Year 2025 KX series competition and cross-country motorcycles, About 3,400
Sold at	Authorized Kawasaki dealers nationwide from June 2024 through March 2025 for between $10,500 and $13,600.
Importer	Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A., of California
Made in	Japan

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The recall in context

Units in this recall: 3,400Median of 2025: 5,950
CPSC recalls of 2025: 420
Recalls of 2025 with one of the same hazards: 6%
Recalls on the register that name Kawasaki Motors: 32

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name Kawasaki Motors
Date	Recall
14 Mar 2019	Kawasaki USA Recalls Off-Highway Utility Vehicles Due to Fuel Leak, Fire Hazards (Recall Alert)
6 Dec 2018	Kawasaki USA Recalls Off-Highway Utility Vehicles Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
10 Aug 2017	Kawasaki Recalls All-Terrain Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard
20 Jun 2017	Kawasaki Recalls Utility Vehicles, Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles and All-Terrain Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)
7 Jul 2016	Kawasaki USA Recalls Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Risk of Injury
15 Dec 2015	Kawasaki Expands Recall of Teryx and Teryx4 Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
30 Jul 2014	Kawasaki Recalls Teryx4 Recreational Off-highway Vehicles Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
29 Apr 2014	Kawasaki Recalls Off-Road Motorcycles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
14 Feb 2014	Kawasaki USA Recalls Off-Road Motorcycles Due to Fuel Leak and Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)
15 Nov 2012	Kawasaki Motors Recalls Fuel Filters for Lawn Mower and Utility Vehicle Engines Due to Fire Hazard
15 Nov 2012	Kawasaki Motors Recalls Lawn Mower Engines Due to Fire Hazard
22 Aug 2012	Kawasaki Recalls Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Injury, Death Hazard

Kawasaki Motors: all 32 recalls

Official channels

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 25238. https://recallregister.com/product/10252-kawasaki-motors-usa-recalls-model-year-2025-competition-and-cross-coun/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 25238 report injuries?: The CPSC notice says: None reported
Where was the product sold?: The CPSC notice says: Authorized Kawasaki dealers nationwide from June 2024 through March 2025 for between $10,500 and $13,600.
Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 25238?: CPSC lists 1 remedy option: Repair
How many units are in CPSC recall 25238?: The CPSC notice gives this number: About 3,400