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2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 Steering Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
5%of 42 total for the year
Median mileage
1,112miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the steering of the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300, 5% of the 42 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,112 miles.

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.

“When slowing down from almost any speed , as you down shift the gears the bike will die completely, thus forcing me to stop and restart the bike, even in highway occurrences . Steering bearings are faulty after only 100 miles and almost through me off the bike in multiple turns.”

NHTSA complaint #10532373, filed 2013-07, 50 miles

“Bad wobble thru handle bars on deceleration from about 100 kmph. If you lift your hands off the bars about 1 centimetre the bike slows down & bars shake very badly, has major potential to cause crash.the cure is to replace the stock bearings with tapered roller bearings.has affected every Kawasaki ninja 250 since 1996 & the same in the 2012 & above NINJA 300 due to poor bearing choice at factory & swame pats used on the 250 as well as 300.usually needs to be replaced around the 5000 kilometer mark with tapered roller bearings as wobble/shake is so bad.”

NHTSA complaint #10524712, filed 2013-07, 2,174 miles

Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201325%

Other parts of the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300

Engine
37 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300

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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