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Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

Every Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years472 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72015 to 2026
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2Summed across model years
By model year

The 2025 model year drew the most complaints, 24, 51% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0102030201520192022202320242025242026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
42
Powertrain
4
Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Motorcycle10.0100100
2025Motorcycle244.22,400201
2024Motorcycle185.61,800201
2023Motorcycle10.0100000
2022Motorcycle10.0100000
2019Motorcycle10.0100000
2015Motorcycle10.050000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

  • 25V-798 Nov 18, 2025
    Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A
    Engine and cooling · 20k vehicles
  • 25V-376 Jun 4, 2025
    Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A
    Engine and cooling · 18k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.