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2009 Kawasaki Concours 14 Engine Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
14%of 7 total for the year
Median mileage
28,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine of the 2009 Kawasaki Concours 14, 14% of the 7 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 28,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On march 28,15. On a saturday morning about 9:30am. I just left my garage where I park my motorcycle. It is covered securely with a bike barn and a motorcycle cover. When I started the engine. Everything sound okay and normal. And the night before I left work in the friday evening going home. Every thing seems okay. When the next day. When I left my apartment garage. I had waited for the green light to change. When about 1 and half blocks from my apartment. I notice a sizzling sound. And then smell like smoke. And all in a sudden. There was white or light bluish color. Covering all over me. …”

NHTSA complaint #10701810, filed 2015-03, 28,000 miles

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2009114%
200814%

Other parts of the 2009 Kawasaki Concours 14

Brakes
6 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Kawasaki Concours 14

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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