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Kawasaki Z500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 1 owner complaint across 2 model years of the Kawasaki Z500 (2024–2025). The most-complained-about year is 2025.

1
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2024
year with most recalls
2025
year with most complaints

Pick your Kawasaki Z500 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2025 Kawasaki Z50001
2024 Kawasaki Z50010

What Kawasaki Z500 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2025 model year has the most, with 1.

All Kawasaki Z500 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kawasaki Z500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Pedal/hand lever(motorcycle) (power train)

    NHTSA 25V146000 Reported 3,742 vehicles potentially affected Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.

    Kawasaki Motor Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) is recalling certain 2024 Ninja 500 (ABS, KRT Edition, KRT Edition SE ABS, SE ABS, SE 40th Anniversary Edition ABS), Z500 ABS, and Z500 SE ABS motorcycles. The clutch release shaft was not properly welded, which can cause the clutch lever to break apart.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the clutch release shaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2025. Owners may contact KMC customer service at 1-866-802-9381. KMC's number for this recall is MC25-04.

    Model years: 2024

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.