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Kawasaki high impact force may cause the transmission gears to break during shifting.

NHTSA campaign 18V-089 · Reported February 1, 2018 · 3,964 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Kawasaki Ninja 1000
VEHICLES AFFECTED
3,964
REMEDY
KMC will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 2nd, 3rd, 4th output gears and the 2nd input gear, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. reported a problem with the power train manual transmission. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

A high impact force may cause the transmission gears to break during shifting.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the transmission gears break it can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

KMC will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 2nd, 3rd, 4th output gears and the 2nd input gear, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-089.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2016–2018Kawasaki Ninja 1000

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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