The 2006 Kawasaki Zx1400a6f has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 2,321 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE BOLTS HOLDING THE VEHICLE DOWN SENSOR MAY COME LOOSE AND ALLOW THE SENSOR TO FALL OUT OF ITS MOUNTING BRACKET.
Consequence
IF THE BOLTS LOOSEN AND THE VEHICLE DOWN SENSOR COMES OUT OF ITS BRACKET, THE ENGINE MAY STOP DURING THE VEHICLE OPERATION CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE VEHICLE DOWN SENSOR MOUNTING BOLTS TO THE PROPER TORQUE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 26, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 866-802-9381.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
SUSPENSION
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints9
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I was riding in to a tunnel and heard a crack type noise then all of a sudden smoke appeared, the rear tire was rubbing under subframe slowing the bike down, the rear suspension had collapsed and the crossmember separated from the frame. The shock mount is hanging off the frame. This could have…”
“I was riding in to a tunnel and heard a crack type noise then all of a sudden smoke appeared, the rear tire was rubbing under subframe slowing the bike down, the rear suspension had collapsed and the crossmember separated from the frame. The shock mount is hanging off the frame. This could have…”
“Heard of people having problems with frames cracking on the internet and found out that mine is also cracked. It is a motorcycle and the rearend of the bike could come detached if the crack becomes a break. Also have a friend with a crack in the same location. *jb”
“Frame weld failure. *tr”
“Http://www.zx14ninja.com/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=39ffbe2405e99cf124eb68e96916beab I was riding and hit a small pot hold and the frame broke, not just a brake but total frame failure. If it had happened in a corner I might not be here toregester this complaint. There are 3 broken frames I know…”
“Motorcycle frame weld broke/cracked. *tr”
“I recently purchased a kawasaki 1400 as a birth day gift for my husband. I had it exactly 48 days. Saturday 6/17/06 he was out riding his bike on 290 expressway in chicago at 90 mph with a bus behind him the bike completely shut down we do not need to explore the possibilities of what could have…”
“I recently purchased a kawasaki 1400 as a birth day gift for my husband. I had it exactly 48 days. Saturday 6/17/06 he was out riding his bike on 290 expressway in chicago at 90 mph with a bus behind him the bike completely shut down we do not need to explore the possibilities of what could have…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE08021 Opened 2008-03-24 · closed 2008-07-02
FRAME FRACTURE/SUSPENSION COLLAPSE
THIS PE WAS OPENED BASED ON OWNER COMPLAINTS, EWR FIELD REPORTS, AND WEB FORUM DISCUSSIONS ALLEGING THAT SOME MY 2006-2007 KAWASAKI ZX14 HIGH PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLES' REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED DUE TO CROSSMEMBER FAILURE.IN ITS RECALL FILING, KAWASAKI WROTE, THE LOWER REAR ENGINE MOUNT HAS A THREADED COLLAR DESIGNED…
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 Zx1400a6f as of
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