NHTSA recall 25V798000
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 | 25V798000 |
| Manufacturer's number | MC25-11 |
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
| Reported | 2025-11-18 |
| Owners notified | 2025-12-15 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL |
| Units potentially affected | 19823 |
| Part numbers | 14101-0021 |
| Report | Quarterly report 3, for 2026 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-15 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 19823 |
| Reported remedied | 11364 (57%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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 2024-2026 Ninja ZX-6R, ZX-6R KRT Edition, ZX-6R KRT 40th Anniversary Edition ABS, ZX-6R ABS, and ZX-6R KRT Edition ABS 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. Dealers will re-tighten the metal crankshaft bushing, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 15, 2025. Motorcycles in this recall that were previously repaired under recall 25V376 will need to have the new remedy performed, once available. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at (855) 878-4217.
| 2024 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R | Built from 2023-04-03. |
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| 2025 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R | |
| 2026 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R | Built to 2025-07-15. |
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.