The 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 11,097 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 71 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Kawasaki Motors Corp. is recalling certain model year 2013 Ninja 300 and 300 ABS motorcycles manufactured July 16, 2012, through April 27, 2013. Due to an improper setting in the Electronic Control Unit (ECU), the motorcycle may stall under deceleration.
A stall under deceleration increases the risk of a crash.
Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ECU. The recall began on August 5, 2013. Owners may contact Kawasaki at 1-866-802-9381.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Connecting rod bolts back out around 6000 miles on a lot of bikes including mine starts with knocking noise let me know what to do”
“Kawasaki is selling their 2012, 2013 and 2014 ninja 650s with a defective front tire. The tire is dunlop's sportsmax 2, front 120/70zr17(58. They last about 5 months before the tire develops dry-rot in the tread area. This is the second time it has happened to me and others are reporting on…”
“While driving down barker cypress I was approaching a light. I started downshifting and applying my rear brake. When I pressed down on the rear brake, there was a thug then nothing, no grip, no tightening, nothing but air. I did not have brakes. I realized I was going to hit the car in front of…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kawasaki ninja 300 motorcycle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage…”
“The motorcycle stalled several times in traffic, when the clutch was engaged. This happened several times since but the engine always restarts immediately. *tr”
“The motorcycle stalled several times in traffic, when the clutch was engaged. This happened several times since but the engine always restarts immediately. *tr”
“I was riding the motorcycle on a public street. A vehicle was approaching me on a narrow road, when I downshifted from 6th gear to 5th gear to slow down, my motorcycle's engine stalled out. I purchased the motorcycle new from the dealer with only 5 miles on the odometer. Since I've owned the bike…”
“I was riding the motorcycle on a public street. A vehicle was approaching me on a narrow road, when I downshifted from 6th gear to 5th gear to slow down, my motorcycle's engine stalled out. I purchased the motorcycle new from the dealer with only 5 miles on the odometer. Since I've owned the bike…”
ODI opened this PE with eighteen (18) allegations of stalling while riding a subject motorcycle.During the course of gathering information about this subject, Kawasaki decided to address the stalling issue.Kawasaki has informed ODI they intend to remedy approximately 11,097 2013 Model Year Ninja 300 and 300 ABS…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.