AI DamageKawasaki EX250F19 reliability: problems, complaints, recalls
Summary for the Kawasaki EX250F19 across 1 model years: 4 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Fuel system 50% of all complaints
- 2 Engine and cooling 25% of all complaints
- 3 Fuel/propulsion system 25% of all complaints
- 4 Structure 25% of all complaints
- Fuel system: 2 complaints (50% of all).
- Engine and cooling: 1 complaints (25% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Fuel/propulsion system: 1 complaints (25% of all).
- Structure: 1 complaints (25% of all).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel system | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Tl contact owns a 2005 kawasaki ex250f19. The contact stated that the vehicle was under a recall. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle was involved in a crash in which the contact's spouse sustained cuts and underwent surgery on her knee. A police report was filed.
While parked, the contact noticed fuel leaking from the fuel tank where the mounting screw was located. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test. There was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 07v003000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage) that may be related to the failure.
Motorcycle has a fuel tank leak at the mounting tabs of the tank. Gasoline pours out from around the weld area of the front mounts. It was pouring gasoline all over the motor. Some of the roads and freeways I travel are bumpy. Occasionally, I may have hit potholes that might have put stress on the mounts.
After smelling a persistent, strong gas odor near the parked bike I investigated by removing the cowling and gasoline began running out of one of the screw holes.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Fuel system. Fuel smell, leaks, rough running, fuel-system codes.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Fuel/propulsion system. Fuel smell, leaks, rough running, fuel-system codes.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-06.