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title: "KAWASAKI NINJA 500 (2024) - Recall 25V146000 — NHTSA record 314623 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Kawasaki Motor Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) is recalling certain 2024 Ninja 500 (ABS, KRT Edition, KRT Edition SE ABS, SE ABS, SE 40th Anniversary Edition ABS), Z500 ABS"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-314623-kawasaki-ninja-500-2024-recall-25v146000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# KAWASAKI NINJA 500 (2024) - Recall 25V146000 — NHTSA record 314623

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 Mar 6, 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 500 (2024) - Recall 25V146000
- **Reason**: Kawasaki Motor Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) is recalling certain 2024 Ninja 500 (ABS, KRT Edition, KRT Edition SE ABS, SE ABS, SE 40th Anniversary Edition ABS), Z500 ABS, and Z500 SE ABS motorcycles. The clutch release shaft was not properly welded, which can cause the clutch lever to break apart. A broken clutch release lever may not disengage, disabling the motorcycle and increasing the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
- **Quantity**: 3742
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 314623

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V146000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: KAWASAKI NINJA 500; model year 2024. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

Not supplied

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

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Mar 6, 2025
- **Owner notification**: Mar 24, 2025
- **Record created**: Mar 6, 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

Dealers will replace the clutch release shaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2025. Owners may contact KMC customer service at 1-866-802-9381. KMC's number for this recall is MC25-04.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V146000)

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

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