NHTSA lists 27 complaints for the 2008 Kawasaki Concours 14, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 2 complaints mention an injury, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as KAWASAKI CONCOURS 14.
At a glance
Complaints
27
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
2
Injuries
2
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
13,289
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
1
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
6
22.2%
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
5
18.5%
SERVICE BRAKES
5
18.5%
STRUCTURE
4
14.8%
EQUIPMENT
3
11.1%
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
2
7.4%
SUSPENSION
2
7.4%
ENGINE
1
3.7%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
3.7%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
3.7%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST SYSTEM
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
1
STRUCTURE
FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
SUSPENSION
REAR
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Date: 2012-07-20. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE.
Defect: Kawasaki is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Concours 14 (ZG1400 A/B/C/D) motorcycles. Due to a gap between the brake pedal and guard, small stone or debris can become trapped, creating a brake drag. This can cause the rear brake to overheat, leading to rear brake damage and lock-up or failure of the rear brakes. The front brakes may also be affected on ZG1400C models.
Consequence: If the brakes lock up or fail, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy: Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear master cylinder rod end and remove the brake guard (if installed), free of charge. The safety recall began on July 37, 2012. Owners may contact Kawasaki at 1-866-802-9381.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
1 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
10025864
Date: 2008-05-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
KAWASAKI: REPAIR ONLY AS REQUIRED ON HEADLIGHT AIMING KNOB FOR 2008 CONCOURS 14/14ABS (ZG1400A8F/L, B8F/L). *PE
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.