{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kawasaki recall 18V580 (MC18-05): 2018 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE (ZXT02BJ) Motorcycles",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v580/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V580 (Kawasaki): The dragging center stand can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash. Kawasaki's own number: MC18-05.",
  "excerpt": "Kawasaki Ninja, model year 2018. Filed by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. and reported to NHTSA on 30 August 2018. 390 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain 2018 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE (ZXT02BJ) motorcycles. The pin for the center stand spring may have been improperly welded, and, as a result, the pin may shift or fall off resulting in the spring detaching and the center stand dropping to the ground … 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: MC18-05. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V580 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: “The dragging center stand can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V580 Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. Structure:Motorcycle:Kickstand/Center Stand 30 August 2018 2018-2018 KAWASAKI NINJA The dragging center stand can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash. Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left c",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:50:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:53:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kawasaki recall 18V580 (MC18-05): 2018 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE (ZXT02BJ) Motorcycles\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v580/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}