# NHTSA recall 22V912000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 KAWASAKI NINJA 1000](/makes/kawasaki/ninja-1000/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 KAWASAKI NINJA 1000](/makes/kawasaki/ninja-1000/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 KAWASAKI NINJA 1000](/makes/kawasaki/ninja-1000/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 KAWASAKI NINJA 1000](/makes/kawasaki/ninja-1000/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 KAWASAKI NINJA H2](/makes/kawasaki/ninja-h2/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 KAWASAKI NINJA H2](/makes/kawasaki/ninja-h2/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 KAWASAKI NINJA H2](/makes/kawasaki/ninja-h2/2021/recalls.md)
- [2018 KAWASAKI NINJA H2 SX](/makes/kawasaki/ninja-h2/2018/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 KAWASAKI NINJA H2 SX](/makes/kawasaki/ninja-h2/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 KAWASAKI NINJA H2 SX](/makes/kawasaki/ninja-h2/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 KAWASAKI Z H2](/makes/kawasaki/z-h2/2020/recalls.md)
- 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

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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