NHTSA recall 25V376000
NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.
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) |
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| Campaign number | 25V376000 |
| Manufacturer's number | MC25-08 |
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
| Reported | 2025-06-04 |
| Owners notified | 2025-06-27 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL |
| Units potentially affected | 17792 |
| Part numbers | 14101-0021 |
| Report | Quarterly report 2, for 2025 quarter 3 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-17 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 17792 |
| Reported remedied | 11019 (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. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Ninja ZX-6R motorcycles. The motorcycles may lose engine power during operation due to seizure of a metal crankshaft bushing.
What can happen
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Owners are advised not to ride their motorcycles until the repair has been completed. The #5 metal crankshaft bushing must be inspected on all eligible units already in operation. If there is no abnormality with or damage to the bushing, the bolts holding the crankshaft together in the crank case must be re-tightened with proper torque. If there is any abnormality with or damage to the bushing, the parts must be replaced and the crankshaft properly tightened, or the engine must be otherwise repaired or replaced. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for recall notification. Owners may contact KMC customer service at 1-866-802-9381. This recall was replaced by 25V798.
| 2024 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R | Built 2023-04-03 to 2024-06-05. |
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| 2025 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R | Built 2024-04-18 to 2025-04-28. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| MC25-12 | 2026-01-02. Other. 2024 ~ 2025 ZX636J/K OIL & FILTER CHANGE (Factory Authorized Repair). This bulletin only applies to motorcycles that were eligible for recall MC25-08 and not repaired. Owners that did not have recall repairs completed under recall MC25-08 require an oil change under recall MC25-11. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.