2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2018 Kawasaki Ninja. 1 carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Kawasaki dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2018 Kawasaki Ninja. Check your Ninja by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Kawasaki Ninja. Kawasaki has issued at least 4 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Kawasaki Ninja. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“ISSUES SHIFTING... IM SUSPECTING ITS THE BRAKE IN OIL CAUSING THIS BECAUSE AT LEAST 15 TIMES UP UNTIL MY FIRST OIL CHANGE YOU WOULD BE SHIFTING GEARS AND THE GEAR WOULDN'T FULLY ENGAGE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THE BIKE TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN WITH CARS BEHIND ME HAVING TO SLAM ON BRAKES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11099460
“ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ACTED LIKE IT MISSED A GEAR TWICE. HAVE HAD IT ABOUT 20 DAYS NOW AND ITS MISSED OUT POPPED OUT OF GEAR AT LEAST 20 OR 25 TIMES NOW. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING ON A NEW BIKE”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11096435
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 Kawasaki Ninja is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Kawasaki dealer.