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title: "KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R (2025) - Recall 25V798000 — NHTSA record 296576 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Ninja ZX-6R, ZX-6R KRT Edition, ZX-6R KRT 40th Anniversary Edition ABS, ZX-6R ABS, and Z"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-296576-kawasaki-ninja-zx-6r-2025-recall-25v798000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R (2025) - Recall 25V798000 — NHTSA record 296576

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Nov 18, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R (2025) - Recall 25V798000
- **Reason**: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Ninja ZX-6R, ZX-6R KRT Edition, ZX-6R KRT 40th Anniversary Edition ABS, ZX-6R ABS, and ZX-6R KRT Edition ABS motorcycles. The motorcycles may lose engine power during operation due to seizure of a metal crankshaft bushing. An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
- **Quantity**: 19823
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 296576

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V798000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R; model year 2025. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Nov 18, 2025
- **Owner notification**: Dec 15, 2025
- **Record created**: Nov 20, 2025

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Owners are advised not to ride their motorcycles until the repair has been completed. Dealers will re-tighten the metal crankshaft bushing, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 15, 2025. Motorcycles in this recall that were previously repaired under recall 25V376 will need to have the new remedy performed, once available. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at (855) 878-4217.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V798000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

**Agency advisory: Do not drive.** Follow the official notice.

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