2014 Kawasaki Ninja 300

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Engine	1		0	0	0
Electrical System	1		0	0	0

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System

Filed Aug 4, 201710,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KAWASAKI NINJA 300. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE MOTORCYCLE LOST SPEED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECU FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V328000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

Engine

Filed Feb 23, 201711,000 milesMI

MOTORCYCLE KEEPS STALLING AS I SLOW DOWN. I'M AN EXPERIENCED RIDER AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OTHER MOTORCYCLES. ENGINE DIES WHEN DOWN SHIFTING, I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT A FEW TIMES WHEN I'M TRYING TO TURN AND IT STALLS.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2013

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2015	1	0	Routine
2014 — this page	2	0	Routine
2013	42	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.