MOTORCYCLE DEFECT: I OWN A 2007 KAWASAKI ZX-10R. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AFTER FEW MILES RIDING START TO FEEL SPONGY AND LACK OF STOPPING PERFORMANCE. IN DECELERATIONS FROM HIGH SPEED IS NECESSARY EXAGGERATE FORCE WHEN APPLY BRAKES AND NOTABLE MORE DISTANCE REQUIRED TO A FULL STOP. IS IT AN A NORMAL SITUATION IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLE. THE DEALER DENIED TO MAKE A REPAIR OR IMPROVEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO DEALER ACCEPT IS A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND ADMIT THIS HAS BEEN IMPROVED IN THE 2008 MODEL. *TR
2007 Kawasaki ZX1000D7F
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KAWASAKI ZX1000D. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER AND FELT A MUSHY SENSATION. HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY BLED THE BRAKES. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT MASTER CYLINDER. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,900.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.