MY BIKE STARTED SMOKING AND I STOPPED THE BIKE AND REALIZED I HAD A HOLE IN MY CLUTCH BASKET FROM A ROD THAT WAS THROWN THROUGH THE BLOCK. WHEN I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE SHOP THERE WERE 2 OTHER BIKES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS VERY UPSET BECAUSE I JUST MADE THE LAST PAYMENT ON MY BRAND NEW OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR BIKE ONLY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN WITH NO RECOURSE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. *TR
2008 Kawasaki ZX1400C8F
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 Jul 2, 201416,000 milesVA
1 of 1 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.