NHTSA recall 22V912000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 22V912000 |
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
| Reported | 2022-12-09 |
| Owners notified | 2022-12-21 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Units potentially affected | 3172 |
| Part numbers | 12048-0119 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-11-10 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 3172 |
| Reported remedied | 1959 (61%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) is recalling certain 2015-2018 ZX1000, 2018 ZX1002A, ZX1002B, 2019-2021 ZX1002D, 2019-2022 ZX1002J, 2020-2023 ZR1000K, 2021-2022 ZR1000L, 2022 ZX1002R, and 2023 ZR1002L (Ninja H2, Ninja H2 Carbon, Ninja H2 SX, Ninja H2 SX SE, Ninja H2 SX SE+, Z H2, and Z H2 SE) motorcycles. Please see the attached model information chart for a detailed list of model codes, names and years. The plunger in the camshaft chain tensioner may lock, which can result in an engine stall while riding.
What can happen
An engine stall while riding can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the camshaft chain tensioner, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 21, 2022. Owners may contact KMC customer service at 1-866-802-9381.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
| 2015 KAWASAKI NINJA 1000 | |
|---|---|
| 2016 KAWASAKI NINJA 1000 | |
| 2017 KAWASAKI NINJA 1000 | |
| 2018 KAWASAKI NINJA 1000 | |
| 2019 KAWASAKI NINJA H2 | |
| 2020 KAWASAKI NINJA H2 | |
| 2021 KAWASAKI NINJA H2 | |
| 2018 KAWASAKI NINJA H2 SX | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2020 KAWASAKI NINJA H2 SX | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2021 KAWASAKI NINJA H2 SX | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2020 KAWASAKI Z H2 | |
| 2021 KAWASAKI ZR1000K | |
| 2022 KAWASAKI ZR1000K | |
| 2023 KAWASAKI ZR1000K | |
| 2021 KAWASAKI ZR1000L | |
| 2022 KAWASAKI ZR1000L | |
| 2023 KAWASAKI ZR1002L | |
| 2018 KAWASAKI ZX1002A | |
| 2019 KAWASAKI ZX1002D | |
| 2022 KAWASAKI ZX1002J | |
| 2022 KAWASAKI ZX1002R |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.