Built from NHTSA complaints and recalls collected for this model, generated September 21, 2026. Totals reflect what has been collected, not every complaint ever filed.

Recalls

0 total

Safety issues the manufacturer must repair for free. A recall means confirm the fix was done, not walk away.

No recalls on record for this model

No safety recalls were found in this dataset. It is still worth entering the exact VIN on NHTSA before purchase, since recalls can be added at any time.

Owner complaints by system

1 total

Unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA, grouped by the part of the car. Useful for spotting patterns. Open a group to read recent examples.

Electrical & infotainment

Worth reading1

Most reports here involve unintended acceleration. Of these, 1 mention a crash.

unintended acceleration 1
A recent report: On Wednesday, June 29th, 2022 I was riding my new Kawasaki KLX230S on private property. While riding I was experiencing surging while riding off-road. We set up a course to practice for my on-road…
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On Wednesday, June 29th, 2022 I was riding my new Kawasaki KLX230S on private property. While riding I was experiencing surging while riding off-road. We set up a course to practice for my on-road license test and upon returning from the opposite end of the course I applied both the front and rear brakes bringing the bike to a stop. At that very moment the motorcycle accelerated to full throttle on it's own causing me to dump the bike rather than run over my husband. A Kawasaki dealer told us we probably overfilled the fuel tank and got fuel into the evaporative control system, we had not: or, that we tipped the bike over getting fuel into the evaporative control system, which we had not done until the unintended acceleration. At the recommendation of the dealer my husband took the bike on a very long ride, to clear out the evap control system, and the surging calmed down and we didn't experience any further unintended acceleration. However, the surging returned; this time only while going downhill. While on a ride the check engine light came on and we took the bike to Kawasaki dealer. The dealer told us the code was for the Vehicle Speed Sensor but the sensor checked good so after much troubleshooting they decided to replace the Main Engine Harness. Upon receiving the bike back my husband took it for a test ride and while it idles correctly it still surges going downhill; so bad in fact that it is dangerous and unridable off-road going downhill. The dealer claims that Kawasaki is aware of a problem with these bikes concerning the Vehicle Speed Sensor turning on the Check Engine Light however, would not state that it effects the operation of the bike in any way. My husband told them that it is unsafe to produce a motorcycle that can fail in an unsafe condition such as unintended acceleration and to correct it or replace the bike. 1. Vehicle Speed Sensor 2. The bike accelerated on it's own causing a crash 3. Yes 4. No 5. Check Engine Light on at 10-26-22

Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11495281 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov

Is 1 complaints a lot? They were filed between 2022 and 2022, roughly 1 a year, which is fewer than the typical model in this dataset. We do not have sales figures for this model, so treat this as a rough volume, not a rate per car on the road. Popular, high-volume models naturally collect more complaints over time.