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2008 Kawasaki ZG1400 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

17,199 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2008 model year. Data snapshot: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 2 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior2100.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1

Service Brakes: 1; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0001
25,000 to 49,9991
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009
1
2013
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20091
20131

2009: 1; 2013: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10290319 · 2009-10-29 (October 29, 2009)

ON A RECENT TRIP, I SPENT SOME TIME IN NORTH CAROLINA ON HWY 129. A CERTAIN SECTION OF THIS ROAD IS KNOWN FOR IT'S CURVES. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS ALONG THIS HIGHWAY AND SOME HARD BRAKING, A NOTICEABLE PULSING OF THE BRAKE LEVER DEVELOPED AND OCCURRED ON ALL SUBSEQUENT STOPS. THE EFFECT WAS MOST DISCONCERTING DURING LIGHT BRAKING IN CORNERS (IT SEVERELY ALTERED THE FEEL OF THE MOTORCYCLE DURING CORNERING) BUT ALSO AFFECTED HEAVY STRAIGHT-LINE BRAKING, MAKING THE BIKE SHUDDER. THE PULSING WAS EVIDENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY TRIP (1500 MILES). AF…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10290319 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10508537 · 2013-04-17 (April 17, 2013)

AS I APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKES THE MOTORCYCLE FRONT BRAKE LEVER PULSATED AND STARTED TO VIBRATE SO BADLY THAT THE HANDLE BARS SHOOK AND AS I SLOW THE FRONT END DIPPED IN TIME WITH THE BRAKE LEVER PULSATION INDICATIVE OF WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 26,897 miles reported. Look up ODI 10508537 at NHTSA ↗