Fuel system
Filed Jun 30, 2000
GAS TANK RUSTING,CAUSING GAS TO POUR OUT, AND RESULTING IN A FIRE HAZARD,POSSIBLY DUE TO IMPROPER COATING AT THE FACTORY.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 864611
1998 Kawasaki Ninja Owner Complaints
Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 30, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
0
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jun 22, 1999
What this page shows
Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Kawasaki Ninja. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
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Brakes
Filed Jun 22, 1999
FRONT DISC BRAKES ARE LOOSE, AND FEELS LIKE FRONT END OF THE MOTORCYCLE IS GOING TO FALL OFF AND MAY CAUSE A CRASH. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 840719
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints, published verbatim
Data on this page last refreshed .