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2007 Kawasaki Zx-6R Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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.
15
Latest Jun 2, 2015
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2007 Kawasaki Zx-6R, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Jun 2, 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 · filed Feb 12, 2015
All 15 reports naming engine →

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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