Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2014 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Unknown or Other1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 10, 202023,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-14R MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE RIDING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE REAR BRAKES WAS ACTIVATED HOWEVER, FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO DELLS POWER SPORTS LOCATED AT 3105 US 40 HWY WEST, BLUE SPRINGS MO 64015, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 3, 20154,390 milesAZ

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFTHAND TURN. AS I ACCELERATED, THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED AND REACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING AND WHEN THE RPMS CAME DOWN A BIT, THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONE OCCASION TODAY. IT'S STILL DOING. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I'M QUITE UPSET OF THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED TODAY. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2014
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20241000Routine
20231000Routine
20221000Routine
2014 — this page2000Routine
20131000Routine

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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.