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Kawasaki DrifterYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Kawasaki Drifter.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints5Top: Exterior lightingSafety recalls11999–2000 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Kawasaki Drifter years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Drifter median. Tap a year for its full report.

'99'00
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1999Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Kawasaki Drifter problems

All model years combined: 5 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Exterior lighting10
Structure10
1 recall

Kawasaki Drifter recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system99V-067 · 1999 · Apr 6, 1999 · 2,779 vehicles