2000 Kawasaki Ninja recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: motorcycles. The back torque limiter in the clutch could malfunction and allow the clutch to slip excessively, or not re-engage after a shift.
💥 The risk
This sudden non-engagement of the clutch could cause the rider to lose control of the vehicle.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace certain parts of the clutch.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V337000
- Manufacturer
- KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 3,504
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 2, 1999
- Built
- Jul 29, 1998 – Jul 24, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began december 2, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kawasaki at 1-949-770-0400.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).