Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
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Showing 1,426 complaints for KAWASAKI
Incident date: Apr 25, 2013
THE FIRST TIME THIS BIKE STALLED ON ME WAS AROUND 400 MILES. I WARMED THE BIKE UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. GOT DOWN THE STREET ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AND LET OFF THE THROTTLE TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TO BRAKE ITSELF AND AROUND 15 MPH I CLUTCHED IN AND APPLIED BOTH BRAKES. THEN I NOTICED THE BIKE WAS ROLLING WITHOUT ANY ENGINE POWER SO I LOOKED DOWN AND MY POWER WAS OFF. LUCKILY THIS... Read more
Incident date: Apr 25, 2013
THE FIRST TIME THIS BIKE STALLED ON ME WAS AROUND 400 MILES. I WARMED THE BIKE UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. GOT DOWN THE STREET ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AND LET OFF THE THROTTLE TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TO BRAKE ITSELF AND AROUND 15 MPH I CLUTCHED IN AND APPLIED BOTH BRAKES. THEN I NOTICED THE BIKE WAS ROLLING WITHOUT ANY ENGINE POWER SO I LOOKED DOWN AND MY POWER WAS OFF. LUCKILY THIS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 29, 2013
WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH CLUTCH DISENGAGED ENGINE STALLED AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC WAS BEHIND ME OR I MIGHT HAVE HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR
Incident date: Mar 1, 2013
THE MOTORCYCLE FREQUENTLY STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN, SUCH AS TO STOP IN TRAFFIC. THIS ISSUE TYPICALLY ONLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEED (UNDER 20MPH), BUT DOES OCCUR VERY FREQUENTLY, AND SEEMS UNRELATED TO OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS TEMPERATURE OR DURATION OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION. *TR
Incident date: Jun 28, 2013
THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE FIRST DAY I HAVE OWNED THE KAWASAKI NINJA 300. I WOULD SLOW DOWN TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. I WOULD THEN PUT IT BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE MOTORCYCLE. IT WOULD HAPPEN A FEW TIMES UNTIL THE MOTOR GETS WARM, THEN IT STOPS STALLING. IT HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 3-7 TIMES WHEN RIDING IT TODAY. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 4 TIMES NOW. *TR
Incident date: Jun 28, 2013
THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE FIRST DAY I HAVE OWNED THE KAWASAKI NINJA 300. I WOULD SLOW DOWN TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. I WOULD THEN PUT IT BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE MOTORCYCLE. IT WOULD HAPPEN A FEW TIMES UNTIL THE MOTOR GETS WARM, THEN IT STOPS STALLING. IT HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 3-7 TIMES WHEN RIDING IT TODAY. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 4 TIMES NOW. *TR
Incident date: May 22, 2013
THE MOTORCYCLE STALLS CONTINUOUSLY WHEN APPROACHING A FULL STOP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF YOU SHOULD EVER NEED TO SPEED UP TO SAFETY AND THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STALLS. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TO 4 TIMES DURING MY DAILY COMMUTE OF 8 MILES EACH WAY. *TR
Incident date: May 8, 2013
I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN IN SECOND GEAR. I APPLIED A NORMAL AMOUNT OF BRAKE PRESSURE TO BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AS I PULLED THE CLUTCH LEVER IN. AS SOON AS THE CLUTCH WAS DISENGAGED AND THE ENGINE RPM'S SLOWED THE BIKE'S ENGINE STALLED. I WAS NOT GOING SLOW ENOUGH FOR THE ENGINE TO BE STALLED BY THE TRANSMISSION, IT WAS STILL AT LEAST 6000 RPM WHEN I APPLIED THE CLUTCH. *TR
Incident date: May 8, 2013
I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN IN SECOND GEAR. I APPLIED A NORMAL AMOUNT OF BRAKE PRESSURE TO BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AS I PULLED THE CLUTCH LEVER IN. AS SOON AS THE CLUTCH WAS DISENGAGED AND THE ENGINE RPM'S SLOWED THE BIKE'S ENGINE STALLED. I WAS NOT GOING SLOW ENOUGH FOR THE ENGINE TO BE STALLED BY THE TRANSMISSION, IT WAS STILL AT LEAST 6000 RPM WHEN I APPLIED THE CLUTCH. *TR
Incident date: Jan 31, 2013
WHEN BIKE IS IN THE SUN ALL DAY THE BIKE WILL STALL WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. ALSO LEFT FAIRING POPS OUT CALLED KAWASAKI ABOUT BOTH THINGS AND WAS TOLD WE HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS GO TO THE DEALER SO I WENT TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR THE SAFETY OF THE RIDER. *TR
Incident date: Jan 31, 2013
WHEN BIKE IS IN THE SUN ALL DAY THE BIKE WILL STALL WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. ALSO LEFT FAIRING POPS OUT CALLED KAWASAKI ABOUT BOTH THINGS AND WAS TOLD WE HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS GO TO THE DEALER SO I WENT TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR THE SAFETY OF THE RIDER. *TR
Incident date: Nov 22, 2012
THE BIKE STALLS WHEN I SLOW DOWN OR PULL IN THE CLUTCH. ITS DANGEROUS. THE THING WILL JUST KEEP TURNING OFF FOR THE FIRST 5 MILES. KAWASAKI TELLS US ITS NORMAL BUT IT IS NOT. *TR
Incident date: Nov 22, 2012
THE BIKE STALLS WHEN I SLOW DOWN OR PULL IN THE CLUTCH. ITS DANGEROUS. THE THING WILL JUST KEEP TURNING OFF FOR THE FIRST 5 MILES. KAWASAKI TELLS US ITS NORMAL BUT IT IS NOT. *TR
Incident date: Feb 22, 2013
AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF COASTING APPROACHING A STOP SIGN I PULLED THE CLUTCH IN AND THE RPM DROPPED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUTOFF. HAD ABOUT HALF A TANK OF GAS PROPERLY MAINTENANCE WITH THE IDLE SET AROUND 1400 RPM. *TR
Incident date: Feb 22, 2013
AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF COASTING APPROACHING A STOP SIGN I PULLED THE CLUTCH IN AND THE RPM DROPPED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUTOFF. HAD ABOUT HALF A TANK OF GAS PROPERLY MAINTENANCE WITH THE IDLE SET AROUND 1400 RPM. *TR
Incident date: Jun 26, 2013
THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH THE KAWASAKI NINJA 300 SE IS THE STALLING ISSUE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. THE ISSUE NEVER HAPPENS IN THE MORNING, IT HAPPENS AFTER I DRIVE THE BIKE THEN IT SITS OUTSIDE. THE TIME BEFORE I RIDE IT AGAIN COULD BE A HALF HOUR, OR 8 HOURS. I START UP THE BIKE AND LET IT WARM UP A COUPLE MINUTES, THEN BEGIN DRIVING. NO PROBLEMS UP TO THIS POINT. I THEN GET NEAR MY FIR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 26, 2013
THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH THE KAWASAKI NINJA 300 SE IS THE STALLING ISSUE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. THE ISSUE NEVER HAPPENS IN THE MORNING, IT HAPPENS AFTER I DRIVE THE BIKE THEN IT SITS OUTSIDE. THE TIME BEFORE I RIDE IT AGAIN COULD BE A HALF HOUR, OR 8 HOURS. I START UP THE BIKE AND LET IT WARM UP A COUPLE MINUTES, THEN BEGIN DRIVING. NO PROBLEMS UP TO THIS POINT. I THEN GET NEAR MY FIR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 26, 2013
THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH THE KAWASAKI NINJA 300 SE IS THE STALLING ISSUE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. THE ISSUE NEVER HAPPENS IN THE MORNING, IT HAPPENS AFTER I DRIVE THE BIKE THEN IT SITS OUTSIDE. THE TIME BEFORE I RIDE IT AGAIN COULD BE A HALF HOUR, OR 8 HOURS. I START UP THE BIKE AND LET IT WARM UP A COUPLE MINUTES, THEN BEGIN DRIVING. NO PROBLEMS UP TO THIS POINT. I THEN GET NEAR MY FIR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 12, 2013
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH DOWNSHIFTING SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP. WHEN I GOT TO ABOUT 20MPH I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGINE DIED, I PANICKED A LITTLE BUT WAS ABLE TO GET THE BIKE STOPPED. I STARTED IT BACK UP WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND COMMITTED TO MY TURN AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT STOP. THE BIKE DID THE SAME THING AGAIN, THIS TIME I WAS DOING BETWEEN 10-15MPH AND AS SOON AS I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH I... Read more
Incident date: Jun 12, 2013
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH DOWNSHIFTING SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP. WHEN I GOT TO ABOUT 20MPH I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGINE DIED, I PANICKED A LITTLE BUT WAS ABLE TO GET THE BIKE STOPPED. I STARTED IT BACK UP WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND COMMITTED TO MY TURN AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT STOP. THE BIKE DID THE SAME THING AGAIN, THIS TIME I WAS DOING BETWEEN 10-15MPH AND AS SOON AS I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH I... Read more
Incident date: Mar 17, 2013
I WAS GOING THROUGH A SLIGHT CURVE, NOT A BIG ONE JUST A NORMAL CURVE GOING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE BIKE SORT OF STALLED SO I WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE CURB INTO WHERE I HIT A TREE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT SAW E INCIDENT AND FOUND IT VERY STRANGE AS WELL AS I DID. I HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE INTO WHICH I KNOW IT WASN'T MY FAULT I LOST CONTROL OF THE BIKE. GOING 20 MILES ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Mar 17, 2013
I WAS GOING THROUGH A SLIGHT CURVE, NOT A BIG ONE JUST A NORMAL CURVE GOING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE BIKE SORT OF STALLED SO I WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE CURB INTO WHERE I HIT A TREE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT SAW E INCIDENT AND FOUND IT VERY STRANGE AS WELL AS I DID. I HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE INTO WHICH I KNOW IT WASN'T MY FAULT I LOST CONTROL OF THE BIKE. GOING 20 MILES ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 15, 2013
PULLED THE CLUTCH IN WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND THE BIKE STALLED. HAPPENED 8 MORE TIMES GETTING THE BIKE HOME. I HAVE ADJUSTED THE IDLE TO 1500 RPM AND THE BIKE NOW DROPS TO 1100 RPM WHEN CLUTCHING DURING A STOP THEN RECOVERS TO 1500 RPM AFTER STOPPING. DEALER MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS CLAIMED THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF IT HAPPENING ON ANY OTHER NINJA 300S. THEY CONTACTED ME BACK STATING THAT THEY HAD CONTAC... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2013
PULLED THE CLUTCH IN WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND THE BIKE STALLED. HAPPENED 8 MORE TIMES GETTING THE BIKE HOME. I HAVE ADJUSTED THE IDLE TO 1500 RPM AND THE BIKE NOW DROPS TO 1100 RPM WHEN CLUTCHING DURING A STOP THEN RECOVERS TO 1500 RPM AFTER STOPPING. DEALER MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS CLAIMED THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF IT HAPPENING ON ANY OTHER NINJA 300S. THEY CONTACTED ME BACK STATING THAT THEY HAD CONTAC... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2013
WHILE RIDING MY NEW MOTORCYCLE THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND SPRAYED MOTOR OIL IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. I LOST TRACTION AND ALMOST CRASHED. THE OIL WAS ALSO ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND WAS SMOKING BADLY - IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THAT THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. THE OIL PUMP COVER LEAKS, WHICH CAUSES O... Read more
Incident date: Jun 9, 2013
THE BIKE COMPLETELY WENT DEAD WHILE RIDING. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A WIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS WAS RUBBED THROUGH THE INSULATION WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS RUNS UNDER THE FUEL TANK CAUSING THE MASTER FUSE TO BLOW. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A BUSY ROAD AT NIGHT I COULD HAVE CRASHED OR BEEN RUN OVER. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF CHAFED WIRES IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE VULCAN FORUMS. *TR
Incident date: Jun 9, 2013
THE BIKE COMPLETELY WENT DEAD WHILE RIDING. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A WIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS WAS RUBBED THROUGH THE INSULATION WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS RUNS UNDER THE FUEL TANK CAUSING THE MASTER FUSE TO BLOW. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A BUSY ROAD AT NIGHT I COULD HAVE CRASHED OR BEEN RUN OVER. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF CHAFED WIRES IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE VULCAN FORUMS. *TR
Incident date: Jun 9, 2013
THE BIKE COMPLETELY WENT DEAD WHILE RIDING. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A WIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS WAS RUBBED THROUGH THE INSULATION WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS RUNS UNDER THE FUEL TANK CAUSING THE MASTER FUSE TO BLOW. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A BUSY ROAD AT NIGHT I COULD HAVE CRASHED OR BEEN RUN OVER. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF CHAFED WIRES IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE VULCAN FORUMS. *TR
Incident date: Jun 11, 2013
TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF 40 MILES PER HOUR, WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH LEVER TO DOWNSHIFT, THE ENGINE RPM FELL TO ZERO AND ENGINE DIED. CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, RESTARTED ENGINE AND RESUMED MY TRAVEL. STOPPED AT MY LOCAL BANK, PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVE OF BANK ON TO HIGHWAY, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PER HOUR, DEPRESSED CLUTCH TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, RPM FELL TO Z... Read more
Incident date: May 29, 2012
I WAS RIDING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAKING A CURVE, MY BIKE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND KICK, I WENT OFF THE EDGE HIT A ROCK, ALMOST HIT THE MOUNTAIN SIDE, AND ALMOST OFF THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. AFTER STOPPING AND GETTING MY MIND AND NERVES STRAIGHT AND LETTING THE BIKE SIT FOR 30 MINUTES TO COOL DOWN, IT WOULD RUN FINE FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN START SPUTTERING AGAIN. WHILE HEADING BACK... Read more
Incident date: Jun 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KAWASAKI NINJA 300 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50. KMJ *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2012
I BOUGHT A 2011 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 CLASSIC 03/07/12 BRAND NEW. FIRST STALLING INCIDENT WAS IN JUNE OF 2012 BUT THOUGHT IT HAD TO DO WITH OIL CHANGE I DID THAT VERY DAY. FWD TO 05/29/2013 (STALLED 2X'S) WHILE ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY & 06/03/2013 AND IT HAS STALLED ON ME 4 TIMES THIS EVENING. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY OTHER COMING OFF HIGHWAY, OTHER 2 AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND I START TO TA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2012
I BOUGHT A 2011 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 CLASSIC 03/07/12 BRAND NEW. FIRST STALLING INCIDENT WAS IN JUNE OF 2012 BUT THOUGHT IT HAD TO DO WITH OIL CHANGE I DID THAT VERY DAY. FWD TO 05/29/2013 (STALLED 2X'S) WHILE ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY & 06/03/2013 AND IT HAS STALLED ON ME 4 TIMES THIS EVENING. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY OTHER COMING OFF HIGHWAY, OTHER 2 AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND I START TO TA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2012
I BOUGHT A 2011 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 CLASSIC 03/07/12 BRAND NEW. FIRST STALLING INCIDENT WAS IN JUNE OF 2012 BUT THOUGHT IT HAD TO DO WITH OIL CHANGE I DID THAT VERY DAY. FWD TO 05/29/2013 (STALLED 2X'S) WHILE ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY & 06/03/2013 AND IT HAS STALLED ON ME 4 TIMES THIS EVENING. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY OTHER COMING OFF HIGHWAY, OTHER 2 AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND I START TO TA... Read more
Incident date: May 23, 2013
I WAS COMING TO A STOP. WHEN I PULLED THE CLUTCH IN. THE ENGINE STALLS AND ONE TIME SO FAR I NEARLY GOT HIT BY A CAR.
Incident date: Apr 23, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A KAWASAKI NINJA MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114. *TR
Incident date: May 10, 2013
ENGINE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY FOR NO REASON. NO USER ERROR. MOTORCYCLE WAS SITTING IN SUN IN A PARKING LOT FOR 40 MINUTES. I STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE, LET IT WARM UP FOR 5 MINUTES THEN TOOK OFF. AS I WAS LEAVING PARKING LOT I PULLED IN CLUTCH AS I CAME TO A STOP SIGN. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE STALLED/DIED. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STARTED THE MO... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2013
ENGINE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY FOR NO REASON. NO USER ERROR. MOTORCYCLE WAS SITTING IN SUN IN A PARKING LOT FOR 40 MINUTES. I STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE, LET IT WARM UP FOR 5 MINUTES THEN TOOK OFF. AS I WAS LEAVING PARKING LOT I PULLED IN CLUTCH AS I CAME TO A STOP SIGN. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE STALLED/DIED. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STARTED THE MO... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2013
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, DOWNSHIFTING, OR JUST COASTING TO MAKE A TURN THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND DIE SPORADICALLY. I HAVE TO START THE MOTORCYCLE AGAIN AND HOPE TRAFFIC DOES NOT HIT ME OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Incident date: May 11, 2013
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, DOWNSHIFTING, OR JUST COASTING TO MAKE A TURN THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND DIE SPORADICALLY. I HAVE TO START THE MOTORCYCLE AGAIN AND HOPE TRAFFIC DOES NOT HIT ME OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Incident date: May 11, 2013
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, DOWNSHIFTING, OR JUST COASTING TO MAKE A TURN THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND DIE SPORADICALLY. I HAVE TO START THE MOTORCYCLE AGAIN AND HOPE TRAFFIC DOES NOT HIT ME OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Incident date: Mar 14, 2013
I HAVE A NINJA 300. IT STALLS WHEN I PULL IN THE CLUTCH. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT, LIKE OTHER PEOPLE THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIX IT. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE, AS IF THIS HAPPENS AT A BAD TIME IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. KAWASAKI NEEDS TO GET A FIX FOR THIS NOW. *TR
Incident date: May 2, 2013
AFTER WARMING UP THE MOTORCYCLE PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS, I PROCEEDED TO RIDE. UPON COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN, I DECELERATED, PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE AND AFTER THREE TRIES GOT IT STARTED. THE NEXT STOP SIGN WAS 50 YARDS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED (THE BIKE STALLED). THIS PROCESS WAS REPEATED AT ANOTHER STOP SI... Read more
Incident date: Apr 26, 2013
HELLO, THE KAWASAKI NINJA 300 ABS BIKE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN HOLDING THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF AND THE BIKE LOOSES POWER, I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED YESTERDAY DUE TO THIS ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE MANY KAWASAKI BIKE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. PLEASE ACT ON THIS SINCE THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR
Incident date: Apr 26, 2013
HELLO, THE KAWASAKI NINJA 300 ABS BIKE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN HOLDING THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF AND THE BIKE LOOSES POWER, I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED YESTERDAY DUE TO THIS ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE MANY KAWASAKI BIKE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. PLEASE ACT ON THIS SINCE THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR
Incident date: Apr 26, 2013
HELLO, THE KAWASAKI NINJA 300 ABS BIKE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN HOLDING THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF AND THE BIKE LOOSES POWER, I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED YESTERDAY DUE TO THIS ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE MANY KAWASAKI BIKE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. PLEASE ACT ON THIS SINCE THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR
Incident date: Jan 4, 2013
I GOT A BRAND NEW KAWASAKI NINJA 300, BUT HAVE ISSUES WITH IT STALLING. I ALLOW IT TO WARM UP FOR AT LEAST 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE RIDING, AS INSTRUCTED BY KAWASAKI, THIS DOES NOT HELP. EVERY MORNING I COME TO A STOP RIGHT AFTER I START MY RIDE TO WORK, WHEN I PULL IN THE CLUTCH THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY AND PERSISTS UNTIL GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVING A FEW MILES BE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 29, 2013
AS I APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKES THE MOTORCYCLE FRONT BRAKE LEVER PULSATED AND STARTED TO VIBRATE SO BADLY THAT THE HANDLE BARS SHOOK AND AS I SLOW THE FRONT END DIPPED IN TIME WITH THE BRAKE LEVER PULSATION INDICATIVE OF WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. *TR
Incident date: Oct 15, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KAWASAKI VN900 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *TR
KAWASAKI
CONCOURS 14
(2011) — SERVICE BRAKES
Apr 5, 2013
Incident date: Feb 18, 2013
BRAKES WILL SUDDENLY AND VERY ABRUPTLY GRAB MUCH MORE THAN NEEDED IF THE FRONT AND REAR ARE APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME. *TR