Kawasaki Motors USA Recalls Model Year 2025 Competition and Cross-Country Motorcycles Due to Crash Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 25, 2025 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –

Kawasaki Recall Summary

Name of Product: Model Year 2025 KX series competition and cross-country motorcycles

Hazard: The primary gear for the crank shaft can fail, posing a crash hazard.

Remedy: Repair

Recall Date: April 24, 2025

Units: About 3,400

Consumer Contact: Kawasaki Motors USA toll-free at 866-802-9381 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or online at https://www.kawasaki.com/en-us/owner-center/recalls or www.kawasaki.com and click on “Recalls” at the bottom of the page for more information.

Kawasaki Recall Details

Description: This recall involves model year 2025 KX450, KX450SR and KX450X motorcycles. They are two-wheel competition and cross-country motorcycles sold in lime green. The following model numbers and vehicle identification numbers (VIN) are included in this recall. The model number is located on the right side of the vehicle. The VIN is located on the right side of the frame head pipe.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled competition and cross-country motorcycles and contact a Kawasaki dealer for a free repair. The primary gear will be replaced with a new gear. The repair will take place at an authorized Kawasaki dealership.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

Sold At: Authorized Kawasaki dealers nationwide from June 2024 through March 2025 for between $10,500 and $13,600.

Importer(s): Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A., of California

Manufactured In: Japan

Recall number: 25-238

About the U.S. CPSC

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.

Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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