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1986 Kawasaki ZX1000 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.
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Latest Jan 19, 2000
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 1986 Kawasaki ZX1000, 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

  • Transmission1100.0%

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

Transmission

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

CLUTCH FAILS TO ENGAGE, OR ONLY PARTIALLY ENGAGES, WHEN TRYING TO START UP OR ACCELERATE WHILE MOVING. 1999 & 2000 MODELS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE ARE NOW BEING RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS PROBLEM ALSO EXISTS IN 1996 AND OTHER YEAR MODELS AND ARE NOT BEING RECALLED. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE MOTORCYCLE MAY NOT MOVE WHEN YOU EXPECT IT TO, PUTING IT INTO THE PATH OF TRAFFIC. THE MOTORCYCLE CLUB FOR THIS MODEL (COG, CONCOURS OWNERS GROUP) HAS MANY MEMBERS WHO HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THEY DISASEMBLE THE CLUTCH THEY FIND THE STAR SPRING ARMS BROKEN OFF AND PARTS JAMING CLUTCH DISKS AND BASKET.

NHTSA ID 717558 · filed Jan 19, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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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