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2004 Kawasaki ZX1000-C1 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 Aug 3, 2005
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 Aug 12, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Kawasaki ZX1000-C1. 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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Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 3, 2005
Crash reported1 death reported

THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK THE CURB. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE MOTORCYCLE AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE AND WAS KILLED INSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW IF NHTSA RECALL 04V373000: REPAIRS ON THE FRONT WHEEL WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *JB *SC

NHTSA ID
10103361
Incident
Nov 7, 2004
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 19, 2004
1 injury reported

I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL OF MY MOTORCYCLE SEEMED TO JUST GIVE WAY AND SHHOOT ME AND THE BIKE INTO A CURB THEREFORE HIGHSIDEING ME. THE ONLY INJURY I HAD WAS TO MY LEFT AND RIGHT ANKLES. 3 WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE NOT TO RIDE MY MOTORCYCLE DUE TO CASTING FLAWS. MY BIKE IS DESTROYED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10096064
Incident
Jul 15, 2004
Mileage
3,045 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 20, 2004

A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED ON THE FRONT WHEEL REPLACEMENT. DEALER COULD NOT DO REPAIRS SINCE NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10092818
Incident
Sep 13, 2004
Mileage
2,000 mi
Engine
Filed Aug 18, 2004

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CRANKCASE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10089240
Incident
Jul 6, 2004
Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 12, 2004

THE CONSUME RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(04V-373-000) FOR REPLACEMENT FOR THE FRONT WHEEL. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10087824
Incident
Aug 12, 2004

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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