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2007 Kawasaki Zx-6R 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 2, 2015
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Nov 4, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 Kawasaki Zx-6R. 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 1–15 of 15

Engine
Filed Jun 2, 2015

VALVE COVER ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK. MULTIPLE POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS BEING A STANDARD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER NEVER ISSUED A RECALL.

NHTSA ID
10722870
Incident
Jul 1, 2013
Engine
Filed Feb 12, 2015

30 MINUTES INTO RIDING CRUISING 65MPH MOTORCYCLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED MAKING A CLACK CLACK CLACK NOISE, LOST POWER, RPMS STARTED DROPPING, CLUTCHED IN AND COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD, BIKE SHUT OFF, WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. KAWASAKI DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM SAYING ENGINE WOULD NOT MAKE A FULL ROTATION. PROBLEM ENDED UP BEING A VALVE WELDED ITSELF INTO PISTON, ALSO METAL FUSED SPARK PLUG HOLE COMPLETELY. ENGINE NO LONGER USABLE. 6,060 MILES ON MOTOR. *TR

NHTSA ID
10683096
Incident
Jan 21, 2015
Mileage
6,060 mi
Engine
Filed Jun 30, 2011

OIL LEAK IN FRONT OF ENGINE, GASKET AND O-RING. SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL IS LEAKING COMING FROM THE FRONT TOP OF THE ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10410074
Incident
Jun 28, 2011
Mileage
6,000 mi
Engine
Filed Apr 18, 2011

LEAKING OIL LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE GETTING IT FIXED FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW. *TR

NHTSA ID
10396716
Incident
Apr 14, 2011
Mileage
15,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jul 15, 2010

VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING FOR THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. OIL LEAKS DAILY. VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OIL LEAK CAN GREASE THE TIRES OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

NHTSA ID
10343518
Incident
Jul 15, 2010
Mileage
23,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jun 23, 2010

VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING FOR THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. OIL LEAKS DAILY. VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OIL LEAK CAN GREASE THE TIRES OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. KAWASAKI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE NEW PARTS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. DEFECTS ARE IN THE 100'S BASED ON ONLINE FORUM COMPLAINTS. PLEASE SEE ONE OF MANY ONLINE POSTS IDENTIFYING PROBLEM ON BRAND NEW BIKES: *TR

NHTSA ID
10339714
Incident
May 1, 2010
Mileage
4,000 mi
Engine
Filed Mar 17, 2010

VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING FOR THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. OIL LEAKS DAILY. VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OIL LEAK CAN GREASE THE TIRES OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE CAN SEIZE FROM LACK OF OIL AND RUIN THE PRODUCT FOR THE OWNER. *TR

NHTSA ID
10320425
Incident
Dec 29, 2009
Mileage
5,000 mi
Engine
Filed Mar 9, 2010

CAMS AND TAPPETS GOING BAD IN A 2007 KAWASAKI ZX-6R A TICKING IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH CAUSING FAILURE AND THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. (I AM NOT SURE OF MY VIN # BUT PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ME TO FIND IT). *TR

NHTSA ID
10318055
Incident
Feb 22, 2010
Mileage
2,300 mi
Engine
Filed Oct 31, 2009

VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING FOR THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. OIL LEAKS DAILY. VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OIL LEAK CAN GREASE THE TIRES OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

NHTSA ID
10290463
Incident
Oct 30, 2009
Mileage
5,625 mi
Engine
Filed Sep 6, 2009

I HAVE A 2007 ZX6R KAWASAKI WITH ONLY 1700 MILE ON IT AND I HAVE NOTICED MY HEAD GASKET LEAKS AND A TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SAFE. IF THE ENGINE LOCKS UP AT HIGH SPEEDS THEN IT HURT AND POSSIBLE KILL ME. IT DON'T SOUND TO SAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10282990
Incident
Jul 19, 2009
Mileage
1,700 mi
Engine
Filed Nov 20, 2008

VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING FOR THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. OIL LEAKS DAILY. VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OIL LEAK CAN GREASE THE TIRES OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

NHTSA ID
10249453
Incident
Oct 15, 2008
Engine
Filed Nov 18, 2008

VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING FOR THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. OIL LEAKS DAILY. VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OIL LEAK CAN GREASE THE TIRES OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

NHTSA ID
10249195
Incident
Aug 1, 2008
Engine
Filed Nov 18, 2008

VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING FOR THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. OIL LEAKS DAILY. VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OIL LEAK CAN GREASE THE TIRES OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. KAWASAKI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE NEW PARTS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. DEFECTS ARE IN THE 100'S BASED ON ONLINE FORUM COMPLAINTS. PLEASE SEE ONE OF MANY ONLINE POSTS IDENTIFYING PROBLEM ON BRAND NEW BIKES: 1) HTTP://WWW.ZXFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/ZX-6R-FORUM/13196-PEOPLE-07-08-ZX6R.HTML 2) HTTP://WWW.ZXFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/ZX-6R-FORUM/15961-07-08-ZX6R-ISSUES.HTML. *TR

NHTSA ID
10249181
Incident
Sep 1, 2008
Mileage
2,000 mi
Engine
Filed Nov 9, 2008

I HAVE A ZX-6R NINJA 2007, AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VALVE COVER GASKET. IT LEAKS OIL CONSISTENTLY. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE 07 AND 08 NINJA ZX-6R.. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE IF OIL REACHES OUR BACK TIRE WE WILL END UP SLIDING WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM, PROPERTY DAMAGE AND IN SEVER CASES DEATH. THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE PROBLEM THAT CAN BE CORRECTED, IF NOT CORRECTED IT CAN LEAD TO POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING CONSEQUENCES AND EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE. ON A PERSONAL NOTE KAWI NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND DO THE RIGHT THING REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE VALVE COVER GASKET.. THE CORRECT VALVE COVER GASKET PART NUMBER IS 11061-0378, THE DEFECTIVE PART NUMBER IS 11061-0247. *TR

NHTSA ID
10248046
Incident
Nov 6, 2008
Mileage
18,000 mi
Engine
Filed Nov 4, 2008

I OWN A 2007 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX6-R. I HAVE RECENTLY DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AS HAVE MANY OF MY FELLOW RIDERS. IT IS THE SAME ISSUE WITH ALL OF THE BIKES. VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS AND ISSUE WITH CAMS AND TAPPETS. IF OIL WAS TO COME OUT AT A WRONG ANGLE I COULD GET THE BACK TIRE SATURATED AND CAUSE A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION FOR MYSELF AS WELL AS ANYONE IN THE AREA AROUND ME. THE MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS 2052 MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY 1 1/2 YEARS OLD. NO NEED FOR A GASKET TO BE BAD ALREADY, I WOULD LIKE THIS SITUATION RECTIFIED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10247713
Incident
Nov 4, 2008
Mileage
2,042 mi

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