The 2006 Kawasaki Ex250f6f has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 29,559 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ON CERTAIN NINJA MOTORCYCLES, THE FUEL TANK MAY HAVE BEEN PUNCTURED OR WEAKENED BY A FAIRING MOUNTING SCREW OR MANUFACTURING OPERATION.
Consequence
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE THE TANK IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-866-802-9381.
Complaints by component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
1
1fires
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
1crashes1injuries
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
1crashes1injuries
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Upon departure of my parking garage I lost traction of my back tire due to a gas leak from fuel tank which led to much cosmetic damage including but not limited to damage to the body, mirror, and other cosmetic damage”
“Upon departure of my parking garage I lost traction of my back tire due to a gas leak from fuel tank which led to much cosmetic damage including but not limited to damage to the body, mirror, and other cosmetic damage”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kawasaki, ex250f6f ninja 250. The motorcycle was parked while the engine was running for a few minutes and then it burst into flames. The fire started on the left side and the vehicle was destroyed. No one was injured the fire was out before the fire department came.the…”
“2006 kawasaki ninja 250 will not shift into gear properly. *kb *jb *ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE06044 Opened 2006-10-19 · closed 2007-01-17
FUEL TANK LEAKS
ODI OPENED THIS INVESTIGATION BASED SOLELY ON A NUMBER OF KAWASAKI FIELD REPORTS CONCERNING AN ALLEGED FUEL TANK LEAK ON MY 2004-06 EX250 ?NINJA? MOTORCYCLES.THESE REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED UNDER NHTSA?S ?EARLY WARNING REPORTING(EWR) REQUIREMENTS AND CONSISTENTLY MENTIONED THE TANK LEAKING FUEL WHEN IT WAS PUNCTURED BY…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2006 Kawasaki Ex250f6f as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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