The Fix Is Here: Kawasaki Announces Official Recall Remedy for the Teryx4 H2 and Teryx5 H2

After roughly three months of parked machines, Kawasaki has a confirmed repair, and H2 owners finally have a clear path back to the trail.

If you own a 2026 Teryx4 H2 or Teryx5 H2, this is the news you have been waiting on since winter. On June 11, 2026, Kawasaki issued an official recall announcement in coordination with the CPSC, and the headline buried inside it is the good part: there is now a confirmed, comprehensive fix for the drive converter issue that put the entire H2 lineup on a stop-ride earlier this year. Repairs are free, dealers are getting the green light, and the most powerful Side by Side on the market is about to come out of the garage.

A Quick Recap: How We Got Here

Kawasaki launched the supercharged Teryx H2 family in late 2025, a 250 horsepower statement piece that instantly became the most talked-about UTV in the industry. In late January, Kawasaki identified a potential issue with the CVT drive converter sheave, which could break under certain circumstances and discharge metal fragments inside the engine compartment. Rather than wait and see, Kawasaki issued a full stop-ride and stop-sale on every H2 model while engineers developed a proper solution.

That decision deserves credit. Asking owners of a brand new $40,000 machine to park it is not an easy call, but it was the right one. Across roughly 3,585 units in the field, Kawasaki received just 19 reports of sheave breakage, and not a single one resulted in an injury. Acting early kept it that way.

What the Fix Includes

This is not a band-aid. Kawasaki technicians will perform a three-part remedy on every affected unit, at no cost to the owner:

• New movable clutch sheave assembly. The failing component gets replaced entirely, not repaired.
• Clutch cover guard installation. An added layer of protection around the CVT housing.
• ECU reprogramming. Updated engine calibration to keep the drivetrain happy long term.

Replacing hardware, adding physical protection, and retuning the software all at once tells us Kawasaki engineered this fix to be permanent. That is the kind of remedy that puts a stop-ride to bed for good.

Affected Models

The recall covers all Model Year 2026 Teryx4 H2 and Teryx5 H2 vehicles assembled between July 2025 and January 2026:

All serial numbers within these model runs are included. Your VIN is located on the right rear of the main frame, underneath the rear fender and above the rear wheel.

What H2 Owners Should Do Now

Keep the machine parked until the repair is completed, then get it scheduled. Here is the playbook:

• Contact your authorized Kawasaki dealer to schedule the free recall repair.
• Call Kawasaki Motors USA toll-free at 855-878-4217, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday, with any questions.
• Check your VIN and get full recall details at kawasaki.com/en-us/owner-center/recalls.

Our Take

Recalls are part of pushing boundaries, and nobody pushed harder than Kawasaki did with a supercharged 250 horsepower SxS. What matters is how a manufacturer responds when something surfaces, and Kawasaki handled this the right way. It identified the issue early, pulled machines off the trail before anyone got hurt, took the time to engineer a real fix instead of rushing a patch, and is covering every repair. Zero injuries across 19 reported incidents is the direct result of that caution.

For owners, the hard part is over. Get the repair scheduled, get it done, and get back out there. The H2 platform remains one of the most ambitious machines the UTV world has ever seen, and with a strengthened drivetrain, it is only going to get better. We will keep you posted on parts and accessories for the Teryx H2 lineup as the platform matures, and as always, we carry tested and trusted gear for every Kawasaki Side by Side in the family.

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