I WAS RIDING AT ABOUT 25-30 MPH WHEN I CAME TO A STOP SIGN. AS I SLOWED DOWN AND SQUEEZED THE CLUTCH LEVER IN TO DOWNSHIFT THE ENGINE INSTANTLY CUT OFF AND THE IDLE NEEDLE DROPPED FROM ABOUT 3000 RPM TO ZERO INSTANTLY. THE BIKE THEN FELT REALLY LIGHT BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS CUT OFF AND IT WAS LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE BIKE. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF ME OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A POSSIBLE COLLISION. *TR
2014 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
Routine
Owners filed 1 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 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsEngine
Filed Nov 5, 20147,664 milesCA
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2025Reading 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.