ML5Kawasaki motorcycles
Held by Kawasaki Motors Enterprise Thailand Co., Ltd. · registered in Thailand
WMI ML5 decodes 22 models, the third-most of the 12 WMIs held in Thailand. Its rules place assembly in four countries. It was added to vPIC on November 5, 2019. Its rules start at model year 2020 and have no end year.
Models in the decoding rules, by model year
- Ninja 6502020–2027
- Versys 6502020–2027
- Z6502020–2025
- Z9002020–2027
- KLX3002021–2027
- KLX300SM2021–2027
- KLR6502022–2027
- KLX2022
- Z650RS2022–2027
- Ninja ZX-4R2023–2027
- Eliminator2024–2027
- Ninja 5002024–2027
- Ninja 72024–2027
- Ninja e-12024–2027
- Z e-12024–2027
- Z5002024–2027
- Z7 Hybrid2024–2025
- W2302025–2027
- KLE5002026–2027
- Ninja ZX-4RR2026–2027
- Z650 S2026–2027
- Z72026–2027
Where the rules place assembly
Plant countriesThailand, Japan, Indonesia, United States
Plant locations namedAmphur Pluak Daeng; Pluakdaeng; Tambon Pluak Daeng, Amphur Pluak Daeng; Akashi; Cikarang Barat; Lincoln
Bodies and power
Body classesMotorcycle - Sport, Motorcycle - Dual-sport, Motorcycle - Cruiser
Primary fuelsGasoline, Electric
Electrified versionsBattery electric, Hybrid
Kawasaki under other holders
Models named in each code's rules
Other codes starting with ML
- ML0Ducati Motor (Thailand), motorcycle
- ML3Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, passenger car
- MLCSuzuki Motor of America, motorcycle
- MLHThai Honda, motorcycle
- MLPTiger Motor, motorcycle
- MLWSco Motor, motorcycle
- MLYHdmc (Thailand), motorcycle
Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.