Kawasaki Motors Corp.: Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Kawasaki Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 15, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 12,322. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE DRIVE CHAINS HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY HEAT-TREATED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. EXPOSURE TO CORROSIVE CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE THE CHAIN SIDE PLATES TO CRACK AND ULTIMATELY FAIL.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVE CHAINS ON THE MOTORCYCLES INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Kawasaki Ninja | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kawasaki VN800-A1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kawasaki VN800-A1L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kawasaki Vulcan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 Kawasaki ZX600-C8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kawasaki ZX600-C8L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kawasaki ZX600-E3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kawasaki ZX600-E3L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kawasaki ZX600-F1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kawasaki ZX600-F1L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kawasaki ZX750-L3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kawasaki ZX750-L3L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 95V096000.
Full record for the 1995 Kawasaki Ninja → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →