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2001 Kawasaki ZX1000 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 Nov 22, 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.
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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 Feb 27, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 Kawasaki ZX1000. 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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Filed Nov 22, 2002

THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE MOTORCYLE AND THE BIKE FELL ON TOP OF HIM. DUE TO THE KICK STAND HE BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

NHTSA ID
8023182
Incident
Nov 1, 2002
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 27, 2002

WHILE SERVICING THE MOTOCYCLE, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE GEAR CASE WAS LUBRICATED WITH OIL, HOWEVER THE GEAR OUTPUT SPLINES IN THE DIFFERENTIAL AND WHEEL HUB WERE BARELY GREASED AND SHOWING SIGNS OF HIGH SPEED CORROSION, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO PROPERLY LUBE THESE COMPONENTS PRIOR TO SHIPPING. NLM

NHTSA ID
564477

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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