Kawasaki KX450, Kawasaki KX450X

Official notice

16 May 2025

Last checked

16 May 2025

High riskACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns Kawasaki KX450, Kawasaki KX450X. There is a risk of serious injury or death if the crankshaft gear fails and causes a crash. Published 2025-05-16.

What to do now

Consumers should stop using the affected Kawasaki vehicle immediately. Consumers should contact their place of purchase, or a local authorised Kawasaki motorcycle dealership to arrange repair free of charge. Contact: email: info@kawasaki.com.au website: https://www.kawasaki.com.au/en-au/purchase-tools/dealer-locator

Recall number

3f8f5265-531f-41ae-ab62-283a3a46a448

Official notice

2025-05-16

The hazard

There is a risk of serious injury or death if the crankshaft gear fails and causes a crash.

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Affected products

Product 1

Kawasaki KX450 and KX450X competition motorcycles. Please see attached list of affected VINs.

Risk / hazard

There is a risk of serious injury or death if the crankshaft gear fails and causes a crash.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Dirt bikes and miniature motorbikes

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

3f8f5265-531f-41ae-ab62-283a3a46a448

Classification

Dirt bikes and miniature motorbikes

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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