NHTSA campaign 13V328000

Kawasaki Recall 13V-328: Motorcycle May Stall

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 13V328000 was reported by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. on July 29, 2013, with 11,097 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kawasaki Ninja 300 for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on August 5, 2013, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 13V328000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V328000 (also written 13V-328 or 13V328)
Filed by
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
Report received
Potentially affected
11,097 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V328000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Kawasaki

  • Kawasaki Ninja 300

    • 2013 · Vehicles built July 16, 2012 – April 27, 2013 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V328000.

Defect description

Kawasaki Motors Corp. is recalling certain model year 2013 Ninja 300 and 300 ABS motorcycles manufactured July 16, 2012, through April 27, 2013. Due to an improper setting in the Electronic Control Unit (ECU), the motorcycle may stall under deceleration.

Safety consequence

A stall under deceleration increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ECU. The recall began on August 5, 2013. Owners may contact Kawasaki at 1-866-802-9381.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V328000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.