Kawasaki Ninja H2 Sx. Published by Transport Canada as 2020542 on 12 November 2020. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain motorcycles, a programming issue in the engine control unit could lead to transmission damage. Specifically, this can happen in a situation where the transmission jumps out of gear, and the engine speed increases before a gear is re-engaged. If this happens, the gear could be damaged when it is …
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Kawasaki NINJA H2 SX in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Kawasaki NINJA H2 SX is named on 1 American notices, 2 British, 4 European and 2 Japanese. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
The British register
- DVSA recall RM/2020/043: Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE (ZX1002B), Ninja H2 SX (ZX1002A) and Ninja H2 SX SE + (ZX1002D) (The electronic control unit doesn't control the sudden increase in...)
- DVSA recall RM/2022/035: Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX (ZX1002PN) and Ninja H2 SX SE (ZX1002RN) (On eligible units and models an improper control programme in the m...)
The European register
The Japanese register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2020542
- Recall date
- 12 November 2020
- Make
- Kawasaki
- Models
- Ninja H2 SX
- Model years
- 2018 to 2020
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 180
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain motorcycles, a programming issue in the engine control unit could lead to transmission damage. Specifically, this can happen in a situation where the transmission jumps out of gear, and the engine speed increases before a gear is re-engaged. If this happens, the gear could be damaged when it is engaged. This could result in an inability to shift gears or cause a sudden lock up of the rear wheel.Safety Risk:
A rear wheel that locks suddenly or an inability to shift gears could cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
Kawasaki will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your motorcycle to a dealer to update the engine control unit software.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2020542.
Kawasaki elsewhere in this register
Kawasaki is named on 145 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2020407 · 31 August 2020 · Ninja Zx-6r · Electrical
- 2020237 · 29 May 2020 · Ninja Zx-10r · Engine
- 2020050 · 10 February 2020 · Mule Pro FXR, Mule Pro FX, Mule Pro FXT · Steering
- 2021473 · 30 July 2021 · Ninja H2 SX · Wheels
- 2021474 · 30 July 2021 · Ninja H2 SX, Z H2, Ninja H2 · Engine
- 2019670 · 23 December 2019 · Mule Pro FX, Mule Pro FXT, Mule Pro FXR · Engine
- 2019671 · 23 December 2019 · Mule Pro FXR, Mule Pro FX, Mule Pro FXT · Engine
- 2021641 · 19 October 2021 · W800 · Engine
The same system: Powertrain
823 notices in this register name Powertrain. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2020536 · 11 November 2020 · Edge, MKX, Taurus · Powertrain
- 2020537 · 11 November 2020 · Explorer, Aviator · Powertrain
- 2020571 · 25 November 2020 · Fjr1300 · Powertrain
- 2020520 · 29 October 2020 · Cruze, Lacrosse, Malibu · Powertrain
- 2020505 · 23 October 2020 · Silverado, Sierra · Powertrain
- 2020506 · 22 October 2020 · Cbr1000rr (fireblade) · Powertrain
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Kawasaki: 145 in the register, and 536 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2020.
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