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Kawasaki Ninja 1000 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 (2015–2018).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2016
year with most recalls

Pick your Kawasaki Ninja 1000 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2018 Kawasaki Ninja 100020
2017 Kawasaki Ninja 100020
2016 Kawasaki Ninja 100020
2015 Kawasaki Ninja 100010

All Kawasaki Ninja 1000 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kawasaki Ninja 1000, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 22V912000 Reported 3,172 vehicles potentially affected Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.

    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…

    Remedy: 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.

    Model years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

  2. Manual transmission (power train) Do not drive

    NHTSA 18V089000 Reported 3,964 vehicles potentially affected Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2016, 2017, 2018

Other Kawasaki models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.