{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kawasaki recall 17V703 (MC17-04): 2017-2018 ZR900AH, ZR900BH and ZR900BJ Motorcycles",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v703/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V703 (Kawasaki): If the rear shock absorber does not function properly, it can increase the risk of a crash. Kawasaki's own number: MC17-04.",
  "excerpt": "Kawasaki Zr900, model years 2017 to 2018. Filed by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. and reported to NHTSA on 8 November 2017. 2,383 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 ZR900AH, ZR900BH and ZR900BJ motorcycles. The rear shock absorber tie-rod frame mount holes can become elongated if the rear shock absorber bottoms out, affecting the operation of the shock absorber. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Kawasaki's own number for this recall: MC17-04. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V703 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the rear shock absorber does not function properly, it can increase the risk of a crash.” 17V703 Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. Suspension:Rear:Shock Absorber 8 November 2017 2017-2018 KAWASAKI ZR900 This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told not to drive the vehicle at all . NHTSA applies this to a small minority of campaigns. 28 of the 1,399 we currently hold. If the rear shock ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:19:52+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:23:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kawasaki recall 17V703 (MC17-04): 2017-2018 ZR900AH, ZR900BH and ZR900BJ Motorcycles\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v703/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}