The 2009 Kawasaki Concours 14 has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 14,093 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM15V1170002015-02-27194 affected
Defect
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 and 14ABS motorcycles manufactured May 8, 2008, to February 20, 2013, and modified for police authority use. The additional police accessories may cause the 30-amp main fuse to blow. Also, the additional police…
Consequence
If the fuse blows, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Kawasaki has notified the affected police departments and will send trained personnel to repair the motorcycles, free of charge. The recall began April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki 's number for this recall is MC15-02. Note: This recall is an expansion of…
SERVICE BRAKES13V3870002013-08-27337 affected
Defect
Kawasaki is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Concours 14 police motorcycles. The improper installation of additional police accessories may cause multiple safety issues such as fuel leaks, reduction of braking ability and loss of electrical power to the engine, resulting in a stall.
Consequence
These issues increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Kawasaki has notified that affected police departments and will send trained factory personnel to the departments to repair the motorcycles. The recall began on August 21, 2013. Owners may contact Kawasaki at 1-866-802-9381. This campaign is being conducted independent of recalls 12V134 and 13V370 for blown fuses…
STRUCTURE12V3430002012-07-2013,289 affected
Defect
Kawasaki is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Concours 14 (ZG1400 A/B/C/D) motorcycles. Due to a gap between the brake pedal and guard, small stone or debris can become trapped, creating a brake drag. This can cause the rear brake to overheat, leading to rear brake damage and lock-up or failure of the rear…
Consequence
If the brakes lock up or fail, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy
Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear master cylinder rod end and remove the brake guard (if installed), free of charge. The safety recall began on July 37, 2012. Owners may contact Kawasaki at 1-866-802-9381.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM12V1340002012-03-30273 affected
Defect
KAWASAKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2012 CONCOURS 14 POLICE MOTORCYCLES. THE ADDITIONAL POLICE ACCESSORIES MAY CAUSE THE 30-AMP MAIN FUSE TO BLOW. ALSO, THE ADDITIONAL POLICE WIRING HARNESS MAY CHAFE LEADING TO A SHORT, WHICH MAY BLOW THE MAIN FUSE.
Consequence
IF THE FUSE BLOWS, THE ENGINE MAY STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
KAWASAKI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO MITIGATE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-866-802-9381.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE
1
1fires
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“During a stop if the rear brake abs is activated because of loss of traction, the rear brake pedal will become frozen and no rear brake will be available. Additionally no abs warning light illuminates. System has been checked by qualified technician, states all systems are good and the abs motor…”
“During a stop if the rear brake abs is activated because of loss of traction, the rear brake pedal will become frozen and no rear brake will be available. Additionally no abs warning light illuminates. System has been checked by qualified technician, states all systems are good and the abs motor…”
“Abs pump failure with no warning light. Rear brake lever froze up and does not depress making the rear brakes unusable”
“Rear brake locks and will not take any input to the pedal intermittently. Able to free it up or it does it by itself after a few minutes not riding it. Abs light is never illuminated front brake not affected can happen after five minutes of riding or upwards of an half hour 45 minutes. Can happen…”
“Rear brake lever would get stuck when applying rear brakes. Now I have no rear brakes. Abs pump has failed, no brake pressure after the pump to the rear brakes. There is pressure before the pump, but none after the pump.”
“On march 28,15. On a saturday morning about 9:30am. I just left my garage where I park my motorcycle. It is covered securely with a bike barn and a motorcycle cover. When I started the engine. Everything sound okay and normal. And the night before I left work in the friday evening going home.…”
“Tl* the contact own a 2009 kawasaki concours 14. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the abs system failed. There was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number 12v343000( service brakes, hydraulic , structure )…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 kawasaki concours 14 motorcycle. The contact received a recall notice under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v343000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician explained that they would have to evaluate the space between the brake…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2009 Kawasaki Concours 14 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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