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2013 Kawasaki EX300 problems

NHTSA lists 14 complaints for the 2013 Kawasaki EX300, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as KAWASAKI EX300.

At a glance

Complaints
14
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
1,083
Investigations
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
0

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE642.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM535.7%
POWER TRAIN428.6%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING214.3%
STRUCTURE214.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM17.1%
STEERING17.1%
SUSPENSION17.1%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
STRUCTUREBODY2

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
loss of control1285.7%0.97
mechanical failure17.1%0.56
noise or comfort17.1%0.68
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate1285.7%0.79
high214.3%0.99

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 14 tagged complaints of 14 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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1 recalls.

13V310000

Date: 2013-07-11. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

Defect: Kawasaki Motors Corp. is recalling certain model year 2013 EX300BDFAL motorcycles manufactured August 16, 2012, through April 2, 2013. Due to a manufacturing error, the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) may malfunction and lose anti-lock functionality.

Consequence: The anti-lock function may not perform properly allowing for wheel lock up and skidding, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Kawasaki will notify owners and dealers will replace the affected ABS pumps with a new assembly. The recall began on August 5, 2013. Owners may contact Kawasaki at 1-866-802-9381.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

1 investigations; 0 open.

PE13023

Opened: 2013-06-20. Closed: 2013-09-20.

Motorcycle stalling

ODI opened this PE with eighteen (18) allegations of stalling while riding a subject motorcycle.During the course of gathering information about this subject, Kawasaki decided to address the stalling issue.Kawasaki has informed ODI they intend to remedy approximately 11,097 2013 Model Year Ninja 300 and 300 ABS motorcycles by replacing the Engine Control Unit.Kawasaki's recall (13V-328) resolves t

Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER.

Linked campaign numbers: 13V328000.

Manufacturer communications

0 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount

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.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
EX30014

Same model, other years

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Other Kawasaki models, 2013

Sources

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