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2000 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 Dec 27, 2002
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.
2
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 May 31, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 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

Showing 1–8 of 8

Suspension
Filed Dec 27, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE MOTORCYCLE OVERHEAT AND LEAKS OIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

NHTSA ID
10001609
Incident
Dec 2, 2002
Engine
Filed Jan 15, 2002

AFTER DRIVING MOTORCYCLE FOR 5-10 MINUTES IT STALLS OUT AND WILL NOT RESTART RIGHT AWAY. MOTORCYCLE AT DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8002201
Incident
May 15, 2001
Exterior lightingTires & wheels
Filed Nov 14, 2001

TIRE VALVE LOCK NUTS WERE CRACKING. ALSO, SOME OF SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
899114
Incident
Feb 1, 2001
EngineFuel system
Filed Apr 13, 2001

RECALLS 00 V 384 00/FUEL GAUGE AND 00 V 365 000/VENT LEAKAGE: DEALER, METRO MOTORS SPORT, GLENDALE, AZ; PHONE# 602/843-5000 WILL NOT HONOR RECALLS, NOT UNTIL TANK STARTS TO LEAK. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER .

NHTSA ID
885867
Incident
Apr 12, 2001
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Feb 8, 2001

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 35-30 MPH MOTORCYCLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, FORCING OCCUPANT OFF MOTORCYCLE. ALSO RECALL 00V384000 DUE TO INCORRECT FUEL READING. PROBLEM AND DAMAGE TO MOTORCYCLE WAS DUE TO RECALL DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID
880117
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 11, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING MOTORCYCLE IN FIRST GEAR IT WAS CHANGING INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AS HIGH AS 90 MPH, CAUSING DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A FENCE, AND RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE DEALER HAS DONE ALL THE NECESSARY REPAIR. *YH

NHTSA ID
877996
Incident
Dec 19, 2000
Filed Jul 13, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING A SCREW ON THE CHAIN SLIDER CAME LOOSE, CAUSING CHAIN SLIDER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND THE FRONT SPOCKET WHICH RESULTED IN REAR TIRES LOCKING UP. NO INJURY WAS RECEIVED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND ACCEPTED NO RESPONSIBILITY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
865371
Incident
May 5, 2000
Brakes
Filed May 31, 2000
Crash reported

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT 45-50 MPH COMMENCED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THEY RELEASED, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP. DRIVER WAS THROWN OFF, AND SUSTAINED HEAD AND KNEE INJURIES. DRIVER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID
862822
Incident
May 29, 2000

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.

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