- Vehicles
- 9,914
- Built between
- Feb 2016 – Oct 2017
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 21 December 2017
- Repaired
- 61%
- Unrepaired
- 3,501
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2016 and October 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017 Kawasaki BR125Built February 2016 to October 2017
- 2018 Kawasaki Z125 PROBuilt February 2016 to October 2017
Repair progress
3,501 of 9,914 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2019.
61% repaired — 6,019 of 9,914 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 321
- Scrapped or exported
- 73
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Z125 PRO & PRO KRT Edition motorcycles, models BR125JHF and BR125JJF. The Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have an improper setting for the fuel injection, allowing the engine to stall.
What could happen
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ECU, free of charge. The recall began on December 21, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2016 to October 2017
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 December 2017
- Owners notified21 December 2017
- Latest repair reportQ1 2019 — 61% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 1 December 2017.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.