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 Sep 25, 2017
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 Mar 28, 2007
What this page shows
Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Kawasaki ZX1000D6F. 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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Body & structure
Filed Sep 25, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KAWASAKI ZX1000D6F. WHILE DECONSTRUCTING THE BIKE TO MAKE OTHER REPAIRS, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED ALONG THE FACTORY WELDING UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE BIKE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE BIKE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.
NHTSA ID
11025389
Incident
Sep 24, 2017
Mileage
21,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Mar 28, 2007
Crash reported1 injury reported
ON THURSDAY, NOV 2, 2006 AROUND 11 PM IN CORONADO ISLAND, CA, I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM THE SHOULDER WHERE I HAD JUST ASSISTED ANOTHER MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT. AS I WAS ENTERING ONTO THE 4-LANE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING, I ALSO CHANGED INTO THE LEFT LANE AT THE SAME TIME I BEGAN TO INITIATED GEAR CHANGE INTO SECOND GEAR. I LEANED THE BIKE TO THE LEFT, PULLED IN THE CLUTCH, BEGAN THE LEAN AND DIP AND MADE IT INTO THE LEFT LANE. AS I BEGAN TO STRAIGHTEN UP THE BIKE AND RELEASE THE CLUTCH, THE LEFT FOOT PEG SNAPPED COMPLETELY OFF, I AM STILL LEANING TO THE LEFT WITH ALL OF MY WEIGHT ON THE LEFT FOOT PEG AT THAT TIME. I LOST MY BALANCE TO THE LEFT, THE BIKE BEGAN DIPPING HARD TO THE LEFT, AND NATURAL INSTINCT WAS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY, NATURAL INSTINCT TELLS YOU TO PULL YOURSELF UP WITH THE PART OF THE BODY THAT HAS POSITIVE CONTROL, UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME IT WAS MY RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT LEG. AS MY RIGHT ARM BEGAN PULLING MYSELF UP IT ALSO BEGAN TWISTING THE THROTTLE, THE MORE I LOST MY BALANCE TO THE LEFT THE MORE I PULLED ON MY ARM AND THE MORE THE THROTTLE TWISTED AT THE SAME TIME MY LEG IS TRYING TO PUSH DOWN ON THE RIGHT PEG TO COUNTER-REACT THE LEFT SIDE FALLING. THE MORE I FELL, THE MORE I TRIED TO PULL UP, THE MORE I TRIED TO PULL UP, THE MORE I FELL AND THE BIKE IS ACCELERATING QUICKLY. WITH THAT SAID, FINALLY THE TWISTING OF THE THROTTLE WHILE I WAS FALLING BECAME TOO MUCH AND THE LACK OF BALANCE BECAME TO EXTREME THAT THE BIKE CAME UP ON ONE WHEEL AND TILTED AND THREW ME TO THE LEFT AND IT BEGAN RIDING ON ONE WHEEL THEN CAME DOWN ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, INTO A TOTAL LOSS. I SUFFERED MODERATE INJURY TO KNEES, RIGHT FOOT, RIGHT SHOULDER, LOWER BACK AND BUTT. I HAD TO GET STITCHES IN MY RIGHT KNEE AND I WAS ON CRUTCHES FOR ABOUT A MONTH. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON I-5 OR 15, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER MOTORCYCLE FATALITY BLAMED ON HORSEPLAY OR SOMETHING. TO AVOID INJURY TO ANYONE ELSE I BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR SOME TYPE OF ACTION TO TAKE PLACE. *JB
NHTSA ID
10186421
Incident
Nov 2, 2006
Mileage
3,147 mi
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.