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1999 Kawasaki ZX1100

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Power Train
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Fuel System, Gasoline complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 20, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingExterior LightingFuel System, Gasoline

FUEL AIR SCREWS WERE TURNED ALL THE WAY IN AT THE FACTORY, VEHICLE NEEDED VALVE ADJUSTMENT, CARBORATORS ADJUSTED 4 TIME WITH NO SUCCESS, DEALER SCRATCHED EXHAUST CANISTER, WINDSCREEN, DROPPED MOTORCYCLE ON ITS SIDE DURING WHEN BEING SERVICED & REFUSES TO MAKE ALL NEEDED REPAIRS, ENGINE EMITS INFREQUENT BUT LOUD NOISE AT SPEEDS O…

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FUEL AIR SCREWS WERE TURNED ALL THE WAY IN AT THE FACTORY, VEHICLE NEEDED VALVE ADJUSTMENT, CARBORATORS ADJUSTED 4 TIME WITH NO SUCCESS, DEALER SCRATCHED EXHAUST CANISTER, WINDSCREEN, DROPPED MOTORCYCLE ON ITS SIDE DURING WHEN BEING SERVICED & REFUSES TO MAKE ALL NEEDED REPAIRS, ENGINE EMITS INFREQUENT BUT LOUD NOISE AT SPEEDS OF ~ 30 MPH, KAWASAKI DIDN'T INSTALL GREASE INTO THE SWING ARM PRIOR TO DELIVERY, HEADLIGHT IMPORPERLY ADJUSTED BY DEALERS, PAINT CHIPS EASILY FROM EXHAUST, CONCERNED THAT REPAIRS WERE NEVER IDENTIFIED PROPERLY & BECAUSE WARRANTY IS OVER, DEALER AND KAWASAKI REFUSE TO MAKE ANY FURTHER EFFORTS.

NHTSA ODI #732005

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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