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2000 Kawasaki ZX1200-A1 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.
12
Latest Jun 2, 2006
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.
3
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.
0
Reports on file since Feb 2, 2001

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Kawasaki ZX1200-A1. 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

Showing 1–12 of 12

Electrical
Filed Jun 2, 2006

WIRES CONNECTORS THAT ATTACH THE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER AND STATOR MELTED. WHITE SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM UNDER THE REAR SEAT. AFTER REMOVING THE SEAT, I NOTICE THAT OIL WAS PRESENT IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER AND ONE OF WIRES HAD BURN LOOSE. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE JUNCTION/BOX HEADLIGHT RELAY SWITCH TO FAIL. I RECEIVED A $175 EQUIPMENT FAILURE TICKET. FORTUNATELY IT WAS ABOUT 6:00 PM AND STILL LIGHT OUT. I CALL THE LOCATE KAWASAKI DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS. I HAD TO CUT WIRES TO THE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER, STATOR AND SOLDER/CRIMP, BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR WAS BADLY DAMAGE; THERE WASN'T A GOOD CONNECTION BEING MADE. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE JUNCTION/FUSE BOX, BECAUSE IT HOUSED A RELAY THAT OPERATES THE LIGHTS. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10158824
Incident
May 27, 2006
Mileage
22,000 mi
Steering
Filed Jun 4, 2004

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STATOR WIRE CONNECTION IS LEAKING OIL UNDER THE REAR SEAT, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO REAR TIRE, AND CREATE A SHORT TO THE REAR CONNECTOR, RESULTING IN A FIRE HAZARD. LEAKING OIL CAUSED THE CONNECTOR TO MELT. *AK

NHTSA ID
10075710
Incident
May 30, 2004
Mileage
36,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 12, 2003

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 100 MILES IN THE RAIN, HEADLIGHT FUSE BLEW, CAUSING THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS SIMILAR INCIDENTS DOCUMENTED ON WEBSITES. *JB

NHTSA ID
10021471
Incident
May 24, 2003
Mileage
5,800 mi
Engine
Filed Jan 27, 2003
Crash reported

WHILE TURNING CORNER AT 30 MPH, THE BACK TIRE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO A OIL LEAKAGE, RESULTING IN CONSUMER HITTING A TREE ,AND MOTORCYCLE WAS TOTALED. A WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE ON OIL LEAKAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
10004681
Incident
Dec 24, 2002
Mileage
10,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jan 27, 2003
Crash reported

WHILE TURNING CORNER AT 30 MPH, BACK TIRE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO A OIL LEAKAGE, RESULTING IN CONSUMER HITT A TREE AND MOTORCYCLE WAS TOTALED. A WEEK LATER THE CONSUMER RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE ON OIL LEAKAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
10004680
Incident
Dec 24, 2002
Mileage
10,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Sep 10, 2002
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING ELECTRIC SWITCH ON THE BOTTOM OF MOTORCYCLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID
8018364
Incident
Aug 10, 2002
Transmission
Filed May 9, 2002

MOTORCYCLE WAS GOING 65MPH WHEN SUDDENLY TCLUTCH BASKET EXPLODED INTO PIECES.ALSO, IF PIECES HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT INSIDE CRANKSHAFT ENGINE WOULD HAVE LOCKED UP, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8009490
Incident
May 4, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 5, 2002

NHTSA RECALL 01-V-323-000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01-V-323-000. CONSUMER HAS WAITED FOR PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE FOR 5 MONTHS. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE IN STOCK. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
8005006
Incident
Oct 1, 2001
Suspension
Filed Feb 15, 2002

MOTORCYCLE IS USTABLE AND WILL NOT TRACK CORRECTLY. PULLS TO RIGHT. FRONT TO REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT IS NOT CORRECT DUE TO BENT FRAME AND TWIST IN FRONT FORKS/INCORRECT TOLERANCES IN REAR WHEEL SPACING. KAWASAKI WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. HAD MOTORCYCLE MEASURED BY PROFESSIONAL ALIGNMENT FACILITY AND THERE FINDINGS WERE THAT MOTORCYCLE ALIGNMENT IS OUT OF SPEC FROM FACTORY.*AK

NHTSA ID
758266
Incident
Feb 27, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Apr 2, 2001

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 00V384000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL MC0013. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH. DEALER HAS TAKEN PARTS APART AND WAS CURRENTLY ASKING CONSUMER TO PICK MOTORCYCLE UP WITHOUT CORRECTING RECALL WORK OR EITHER PUTTING MOTORCYCLE BACK TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
884829
Transmission
Filed Mar 23, 2001

CLUTCH BASKET WOULD LOCK UP IN 4TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING. WOULD KNOCK WHEN STARTING. ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE A LOOSE BOLT INSIDE. ONCE CLUTCH IS PULLED, NO NOISE.*AK

NHTSA ID
884032
Incident
Dec 4, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Feb 2, 2001

FUEL TANK HAS A HAIR LINE CRACK, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK THROUGH. RECALL OOV36200 WAS PERFORMED. BUT, THERE IS STILL EVIDENCE OF A LEAK IN FUEL TANK. DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTY IT. CONSUMER IS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
879682

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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