{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kawasaki recall 18V089 (MC18-01): Kawasaki Zx1000 (2016 to 2018)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v089/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V089 (Kawasaki): If the transmission gears break it can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash. Kawasaki's own number: MC18-01.",
  "excerpt": "Kawasaki Zx1000, model years 2016 to 2018. Filed by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. and reported to NHTSA on 1 February 2018. 3,964 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) is recalling certain 2016-2018 ZX-10R and ZX-10RR (ZX1000R, ZX1000S, and ZX1000Z) motorcycles. A high impact force may cause the transmission gears to break during shifting. 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: MC18-01. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V089 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 transmission gears break it can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V089 Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. Power Train:Manual Transmission 1 February 2018 2016-2018 KAWASAKI ZX1000 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 transmission gears break it can cause a loss of control, incr",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:33:46+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:56:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kawasaki recall 18V089 (MC18-01): Kawasaki Zx1000 (2016 to 2018)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v089/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}