2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000: recalls and complaints
NHTSA advisory: do not driveCampaign 18V089000. NHTSA received the report on . 3,964 units. Power Train / Manual Transmission
Remedy of campaign 18V089000, in the NHTSA record
KMC will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 2nd, 3rd, 4th output gears and the 2nd input gear, free of charge. Owners are advised to not ride their motorcycles until the repair has been performed. The recall began on February 26, 2018. Owners may contact KMC customer service at 1-866-802-9381. KMC's number for this recall is MC18-01.
Do-not-drive advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000. The newest campaign is 22V912000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Dec 2022. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
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Remedy of the newest campaign, 22V912000, in the NHTSA record
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.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 7,136 units in total.
22V912000Received . 3,172 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An engine stall while riding can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
18V089000Received . 3,964 units.
Power Train / Manual TransmissionDo-not-drive advisory
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) is recalling certain 2016-2018 ZX-10R and ZX-10RR (ZX1000R, ZX1000S, and ZX1000Z) motorcycles. A high impact force may cause the transmission gears to break during shifting.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the transmission gears break it can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
KMC will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 2nd, 3rd, 4th output gears and the 2nd input gear, free of charge. Owners are advised to not ride their motorcycles until the repair has been performed. The recall began on February 26, 2018. Owners may contact KMC customer service at 1-866-802-9381. KMC's number for this recall is MC18-01.
Report filed by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.. Manufacturer campaign number MC18-01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kawasaki/ninja-1000/2017/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000?
- 7,136 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Kawasaki Ninja 1000, model years 2015 to 2018. 2 of them name the 2017 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.