Kawasaki Motors Corporation USA issued a stop sale notice for its 2025 and 2026 W230 ABS motorcycles due to a safety recall caused by a turn signal problem. The problem is related to a manufacturing issue, where the light bulbs used in these turn signals may fail to illuminate properly. The lack of properly lit turn signals can increase the risk of an accident and/or injury.
approximately 840 personal motorcycles may be affectedAccording to Kawasaki’s records. This represents approximately 1% of the population, and applies to both the 2025 and 2026 model years of the W230 ABS. The affected bikes were produced between October 2, 2024 and October 28, 2025.
When the turn signal light bulbs were manufactured by one of Kawasaki’s suppliers, this batch apparently may have contained foreign materials in the bulbs, and/or may have cracked. These problems may cause the bulb filament installed in affected motorcycles to already be damaged, causing it to fail to illuminate properly when a rider goes to activate it.
Kawasaki is currently in the process of developing a recall schedule, and has not yet announced an owner notification schedule regarding this recall. The company issued a stop sale notice to its dealer network across the US on June 12, 2026 and the campaign number registered with Kawasaki dealers is 26-17 MC. When the time comes, owners will be instructed to contact their local authorized Kawasaki dealers to arrange for recall service on their affected machines.
In the meantime, owners can contact Kawasaki customer service at (855) 878-4217. Additionally, owners can contact the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-888-275-9171) or visit www.nhtsa.gov. The NHTSA campaign number for this recall is 26V387.
