The risk
The engine crankcase may have a casting flaw which allows engine oil to leak at the starter motor mounting area and collect on the crankcase surface. Continued use in this condition could allow oil to get onto the rear tyre which may cause an accident, leading to injuries for the rider.
Product: The recall affects motorcycles with serial numbers:1. ZX1000JBF: from JKAZXT00JJA000064 to JKAZXT00JJA0064462. ZX1000JCF: from JKAZXT00JJA010008 to JKAZXT00JJA0128943. ZX1000KBF: from JKAZXT00JKA001192 to JKAZXT00JKA0064044. ZX1000KCF: from JKAZXT00JKA010038 to JKAZXT00JKA012
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: Unknown
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
Other injuries alerts in 2012
116 of the 146 motor vehicle alerts published in 2012 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1899/12 28 Dec 2012 | Range Rover Evoque |
| A12/1900/12 28 Dec 2012 | Jaguar XF |
| A12/1901/12 28 Dec 2012 | Land Rover Evoque and Freelander |
| A12/1904/12 28 Dec 2012 | Peugeot 208 |
| A12/1880/12 21 Dec 2012 | Bmw C600 Sport |
| A12/1893/12 21 Dec 2012 | LENKOK Handicap mobil LENKOK Can Open. |
| A12/1854/12 14 Dec 2012 | Zero Motorcycles Unknown |
| A12/1809/12 7 Dec 2012 | Mercedes-Benz SL 350, SL 500, SL 63 AMG, SL 65 AMG |
Who notified alerts in 2012
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 45 |
| Greece | 44 |
| United Kingdom | 15 |
| Portugal | 14 |
| Spain | 11 |
| Malta | 6 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2012
More Kawasaki alerts
47 EU Safety Gate alerts for Kawasaki since 2006; the most were issued in 2012 (5).
| Ninja ZX-6R Injuries | Mar 2026 |
| Ninja ZX-6R Injuries | Aug 2025 |
| Meguro s1, w230 Injuries | Jul 2025 |
| Ninja 500 Injuries | Jun 2025 |
| Ninja H2R, Ninja H2, Ninja H2 SX, Z H2, Injuries | Mar 2023 |
| Klx230a Injuries | Aug 2022 |
| W800 Injuries | Dec 2021 |
| Ninja H2 SX, Ninja SX SE, Ninja SX SE+ Injuries | Sept 2021 |