Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 1,426 complaints for KAWASAKI
Incident date: May 26, 2010
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. UPPER FAIRING STAY ALSO BROKE, VERY COMMON FAILURE ACCORDING TO OTHER RIDERS ( HTTP://FA... Read more
Incident date: May 20, 2010
KLR 650 ENGINE BALANCER CHAIN TENSIONER IDLER ARM AND SPRING PROBLEM- TENSION SPRING WAS ALREADY BROKEN WHEN LEFT SIDE ENGINE CASE WAS REMOVED TO INSPECT IDLER ARM AND SPRING CONDITION AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES. *TR
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI ZG1400A9F CONCOURSE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE FUEL SYSTEM INJECTOR WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALER, THE DEALER ADVISED HE DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 23, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI VULCAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVE BELT HAD A CUT IN IT LENGTH-WISE. THE REASON FOR THE CUT WAS THAT THERE WAS NO PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR THE TOP PORTION OF THE DRIVE BELT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A ROCK LODGED IN THE FRONT HOUSING TRAPPED THE ROCK CAUSING IT TO CUT THE BELT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2009
THE KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER - 2009 GENERATES EXCESSIVE HEAT. I RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS FROM IT. KAWASAKI ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND PROVIDED A HEAT SHIELD KIT THAT DID NOTHING TO REDUCE THE HEAT BUT MOVED IT TO THE PASSENGER-RIDER. KAWASAKI HAS DONE NOTHING TO THIS MODEL YEAR MOTORCYCLE TO FIX THE HEAT PROBLEM. RIDERS OF THIS BIKE STILL COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEAT, SEE MOST ANY FOR... Read more
Incident date: Aug 11, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KAWASAKI NOMAD VN1660D6F. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED DUE TO AN IMPROPER SETTING OF THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU). THIS IS THE SAME CONSEQUENCE STATED IN RECALL #10V507000 FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED SINCE THE WARRANT... Read more
KAWASAKI
CONCOURS 14
(2008) — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Nov 10, 2010
Incident date: Nov 5, 2010
LEFT SADDLE BAG FELL OFF MOTORCYCLE AND WAS HIT BY FOLLOWING VEHICLES. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE BAG WAS DESTROYED. KAWASAKI REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THE BAG HAD LAST BEEN ATTACHED BY A TRAINED SERVICE TECH. *TR
KAWASAKI
CONCOURS 14
(2008) — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Nov 10, 2010
Incident date: Nov 5, 2010
LEFT SADDLE BAG FELL OFF MOTORCYCLE AND WAS HIT BY FOLLOWING VEHICLES. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE BAG WAS DESTROYED. KAWASAKI REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THE BAG HAD LAST BEEN ATTACHED BY A TRAINED SERVICE TECH. *TR
KAWASAKI
VN1700A9FA
(2009) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Nov 4, 2010
Incident date: Jul 27, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI VOYAGER VN1700A9FA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON BOTH LEGS FROM THE EXHAUST PIPES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT PRODUCED EXCESS HEAT WHEN ITS IN MOTION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO HEAT PROBLEM. WHEN THE 2010 MODELS WERE MANUFA... Read more
1 injured
KAWASAKI
VN1700A9FA
(2009) — STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND
Nov 4, 2010
Incident date: Jul 27, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI VOYAGER VN1700A9FA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON BOTH LEGS FROM THE EXHAUST PIPES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT PRODUCED EXCESS HEAT WHEN ITS IN MOTION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO HEAT PROBLEM. WHEN THE 2010 MODELS WERE MANUFA... Read more
1 injured
KAWASAKI
VN1700A9FA
(2009) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Nov 4, 2010
Incident date: Jul 27, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI VOYAGER VN1700A9FA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON BOTH LEGS FROM THE EXHAUST PIPES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT PRODUCED EXCESS HEAT WHEN ITS IN MOTION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO HEAT PROBLEM. WHEN THE 2010 MODELS WERE MANUFA... Read more
1 injured
KAWASAKI
VN1700A9FA
(2009) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Nov 4, 2010
Incident date: Jul 27, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI VOYAGER VN1700A9FA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON BOTH LEGS FROM THE EXHAUST PIPES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT PRODUCED EXCESS HEAT WHEN ITS IN MOTION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO HEAT PROBLEM. WHEN THE 2010 MODELS WERE MANUFA... Read more
1 injured
KAWASAKI
VULCAN NOMAD
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Nov 4, 2010
Incident date: Oct 22, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD.(N/A) THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT; NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 10V507000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL SPRING OF 2011 DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING PURCHASED AT THAT SPECIFIC LOCATION. THE VIN WAS... Read more
Incident date: Aug 4, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI Z6 600 NINJA MOTORCYCLE . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH CUSHION IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY BEGAN TO BREAK. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS BROKE IT CAUSED WATER TO GET INSIDE THEM AND SHORT CIRCUIT THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND HAD NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILU... Read more
KAWASAKI
VN1700A9FA
(2009) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Nov 2, 2010
Incident date: Jul 27, 2009
RE: 2009 KAWASAKI VOYAGER MOTORCYCLE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PURCHASED IN MID JUNE 2009. BY THE END OF JUNE 2009 I WAS COMPLAINING TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT EXCESSIVE ENGINE HEAT AND CONCERN ABOUT IT BURNING ME. THE DEALERSHIP AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH THE KAWASAKI FACTORY IN JUNE AND JULY 2009 TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT THE HEAT WAS NORMAL. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 15, 2010
AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN DECEMBER OF '09 I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO WHERE THE MOTORCYCLE WILL JUST STALL. IT MOST CASES THIS HAPPENS WHEN PULLING IN THE CLUTCH TO COME TO A STOP, AFTERWARDS TAKING OFF AND GIVING SOME THROTTLE CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SEVERAL INSTANCES THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN TRAFFIC AND ONE IN... Read more
Incident date: Jan 15, 2010
AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN DECEMBER OF '09 I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO WHERE THE MOTORCYCLE WILL JUST STALL. IT MOST CASES THIS HAPPENS WHEN PULLING IN THE CLUTCH TO COME TO A STOP, AFTERWARDS TAKING OFF AND GIVING SOME THROTTLE CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SEVERAL INSTANCES THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN TRAFFIC AND ONE IN... Read more
Incident date: Jan 15, 2010
AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN DECEMBER OF '09 I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO WHERE THE MOTORCYCLE WILL JUST STALL. IT MOST CASES THIS HAPPENS WHEN PULLING IN THE CLUTCH TO COME TO A STOP, AFTERWARDS TAKING OFF AND GIVING SOME THROTTLE CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SEVERAL INSTANCES THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN TRAFFIC AND ONE IN... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2010
I RIDE A 2006 KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD 1600. ON THE KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD 1600, YEARS 2005-2008 THE ENGINE SOMETIMES STALLS IF THE RIDER IS COASTING WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN. THIS IS THE TOPIC OF A CURRENT RECALL WITH THE 2009-2010 KAWASAKI VOYAGER AND WAS ALSO A PROBLEM AND LATER CORRECTED IN THE KAWASAKI VULCAN 900 SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I BELONG TO A NOMAD FORUM AND ALL OWNERS OF THESE YEARS/MAKES AN... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
I RIDE A 2005 KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD 1600. ON THE KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD 1600, YEARS 2005-2008 THE ENGINE SOMETIMES STALLS IF THE RIDER IS COASTING WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN. THIS IS THE TOPIC OF A CURRENT RECALL WITH THE 2009-2010 KAWASAKI VOYAGER AND WAS ALSO A PROBLEM AND LATER CORRECTED IN THE KAWASAKI VULCAN 900 SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I BELONG TO A NOMAD FORUM AND ALL OWNERS OF THESE YEARS/MAKES... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
I RIDE A 2005 KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD 1600. ON THE KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD 1600, YEARS 2005-2008 THE ENGINE SOMETIMES STALLS IF THE RIDER IS COASTING WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN. THIS IS THE TOPIC OF A CURRENT RECALL WITH THE 2009-2010 KAWASAKI VOYAGER AND WAS ALSO A PROBLEM AND LATER CORRECTED IN THE KAWASAKI VULCAN 900 SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I BELONG TO A NOMAD FORUM AND ALL OWNERS OF THESE YEARS/MAKES... Read more
Incident date: Apr 9, 2010
KAWASAKI ZX14 2006 MODEL STEERING HEAD CRACKED. NOT ATTENDED TO BY DEALER & KAWASAKI IN SOUTH AFRICA, NOR WAS THIS ATTENDED TO AS PER RECALL IN 2008. RIDER SERIOUSLY INJURED UPDATED 10/28/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 11/01/10 *TR
Crash
1 injured
KAWASAKI
VN1700B9FA
(2009) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Oct 23, 2010
Incident date: Oct 6, 2010
2009 KAWASAKI VULCAN VOYAGER 1700 ABS MOTORCYCLE. THROTTLE INTERMITTENTLY STAYS OPEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, IN TRAFFIC OR A CORNER. ENGINE REVS RANGE BETWEEN 1800 - 2400 RPM, MEANING I HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKE INTO THE CORNER TO CONTROL THE SPEED LETTING GO AT THE LAST SECOND TO SAFELY TAKE THE CORNER, OR WHEN STOPPING I HAVE TO HOLD THE CLUTCH IN WITH THE ENGINE REVVING HIGH STOP AND WAIT U... Read more
Incident date: Jul 4, 2010
2005 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX6R (636), BIKES ECU RESTS OVER MUFFLER ON VEHICLE. I'VE HAD THE BIKE JUST SHUT OFF ON ME FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SOMETIMES THE BIKE JUST SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY AND SOMETIMES THE BIKE JUST SPUTTERS AND YOU GIVE IT GAS AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO SPUTTER CAUSING THE BIKE TO "BUCK". I'VE THIS HAPPEN TO ME APPROXIMATELY 21 TIMES SINCE JULY 4, 2010. ONCE THE BIKE SHUTS OFF YOU HAVE T... Read more
Incident date: Sep 22, 2010
2010 KAWASAKI 1700 VOYAGER ABS. THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHEN CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED WHILE COMING UP TO STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. THIS STALLING USUALLY OCCURS WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING MOTORCYCLE, HOWEVER IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE STARTER NEEDS TO BE USED TO RESTART MOTORCYCLE AFTER STALLING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS A STALLED MOTORCYCLE LEAVES THE RIDE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 2, 2010
KLR650 ENGINE IDLE LEVER ADJUSTER SPRING FAILED SENDING METAL FRAGMENTS THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE THAT I HAD TO FISH OUT - VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM TO THE POINT THAT IT IS THE FIRST THING PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY BUY A KLR OF ANY YEAR. *TR
Incident date: Sep 23, 2010
SADDLE BAG LATCH FAILED ON 2010 KAWASAKI CONCOURS 14 CAUSING LEFT SADDLE BAG TO DISENGAGE AND FAIL OFF THE MOTORCYCLE DURING OPERATION, BAG WAS LOST ALONG THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Incident date: Sep 19, 2009
BALANCER CHAIN TENSIONER HAS FAILED ON MY KAWASAKI KLR 650 RESULTING IN A LOOSE AND PREMATURELY DAMAGED BALANCER CHAIN AND SPROCKETS. *TR
Incident date: Aug 25, 2010
MY 2008 ZX6R LEAKING OIL BY THE VALVE COVER GASKET ,AN BY THE O RING ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. *TR
Incident date: Sep 10, 2010
REAR BRAKE LEVER ON MOTORCYCLE FAILED TO RETURN AFTER APPLICATION WHILE MAKING A TURN (NO STOP REQUIRED AT THIS TURN). TOOK SOME TIME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO FIGURE OUT CAUSE OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED POWER, BUT WAS ABLE TO FINALLY PRY THE LEVER BACK UP WITH MY FOOT. MUCH GRINDING/CRUNCHING FELT AS THE LEVER CRUSHED DEBRIS TRAPPED IN THE LINKAGE. THIS BIKE WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 8, 2010
2010 KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE STALLS WHEN YOU ARE COMING TO A STOP AND PULL IN THE CLUTCH LEVER. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO STALL. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I BOUGHT THE BIKE NEW IN JUNE OF 2010. *TR
Incident date: Aug 27, 2010
VEHICLE- 2010 KAWASAKI NOMAD MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE STALLS FREQUENTLY WHEN CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED IN (CLUTCH DISENGAGED) WHEN COMING TO STOPS OR CORNERING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE DURING STOPS OR CORNERING. ENGINE STALLING BEGAN WITHIN THE FIRST FULL DAY OF RIDING THIS BRAND NEW MOTORCYCLE. THE STALLING IS IMPEDING SAFE OPERATION OF THE MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT BRAKE LEVER SINC... Read more
Incident date: Sep 7, 2010
BALANCE SHAFT TENSIONER ADJUST PLATE (DOOHICKEY) WAS FOUND IN THREE PIECES, TENSION SPRING ALSO IN TWO PIECES. *TR
Incident date: Sep 1, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI KL650E MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED WITH THE LOSS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V062000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT AND THE REP... Read more
Incident date: Jun 26, 2010
MY 2010 KAWASAKI VOYAGER 1700 HAS BOTH A SURGING AND STALLING PROBLEM. BOTH OCCUR WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 75 DEGREES AND THE BIKE'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS AT THE TWO O'CLOCK POSITION (TRIGGERED BY WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT). UNDER THESE CONDITIONS THE BIKE WILL NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE UPHILL CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER HAS VERIFIED MY BIKE'S SYMPTOMS. HE ALSO REPORTS ONE OT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 21, 2010
2010 KAWASAKI VULCAN VOYAGER 1700 ABS. THE MOTORCYCLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN, EXAMPLE PULLING IN THE CLUTCH WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE WILL STALL. *TR
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KAWASAKI KLR650. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OIL LEAKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5400.
Incident date: Aug 3, 2010
[XXX] IS THE VIN FOR MY 2007 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1600 CC MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE COMES WITH A WEAK HORN ENDANGERING THE RIDER IN TRAFFIC AS CARS WITH THEIR WINDOWS CLOSED AND THE AIR CONDITIONING OR RADIOS RUNNING CANNOT HEAR IT AND TEND TO VEER INTO THE PATH OF THE BIKE. THE TANK IS FACTORY DEFECTIVE. IT IS A 5.3 GALLON TANK BUT ONLY AROUND 4 GALLONS ARE EVER USED BECAUSE THE REMAINING 1.3 GALLONS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 26, 2010
2010 KAWASAKI VULCAN VOYAGER 1700 ABS. THE MOTORCYCLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN, EXAMPLE PULLING IN THE CLUTCH WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS HAPPENS PRIMARILY WITHIN ABOUT THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE ENGINE, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES. THE MOTORCYCLE WILL GENERALLY RESTART AS SOON AS THE CLUTCH IS LET B... Read more
Incident date: Jul 22, 2010
BIKE STALLS AFTER CLUTCH IS PULLED IN FROM 3RD GEAR,ENGINE STOPS RUNNING. *TR
Incident date: Jul 22, 2010
BIKE STALLS AFTER CLUTCH IS PULLED IN FROM 3RD GEAR,ENGINE STOPS RUNNING. *TR
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR READS 3RD GEAR WHEN IN 6TH OR 4TH WHEN IN 6TH GEAR CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTS WITHOUT REASON ENGINE RUNS SO HOT I BURN MY LEGS ON SIDE CASE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR READS 3RD GEAR WHEN IN 6TH OR 4TH WHEN IN 6TH GEAR CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTS WITHOUT REASON ENGINE RUNS SO HOT I BURN MY LEGS ON SIDE CASE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 30, 2010
WHEN RIDING MY NEW 2010 KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD, I EXPERIENCE RANDOM STALLING WHEN EITHER FIRST STARTING THE MOTOR, OR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO LOWER GEARS. I HAVE HAD THE OCCASION WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE HAS STALLED WHEN HEAVY TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND OR BESIDE HAS SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING ME DUE TO THE STALLING. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE TEMPERATURE RELATED, AS IT WILL STALL EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE HAS BE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2010
WHEN RIDING MY NEW 2010 KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD, I EXPERIENCE RANDOM STALLING WHEN EITHER FIRST STARTING THE MOTOR, OR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO LOWER GEARS. I HAVE HAD THE OCCASION WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE HAS STALLED WHEN HEAVY TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND OR BESIDE HAS SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING ME DUE TO THE STALLING. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE TEMPERATURE RELATED, AS IT WILL STALL EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE HAS BE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2010
I HAVE A 2010 KAWASAKI'S VULCAN VOYAGER. EVERY SINCE THIS BIKE LEFT THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR IT HAS STALLED ON ME EVERY SO OFTEN AS I'M COMING TO A STOP, USUALLY AS I'M PULLING IN THE CLUTCH FROM 3RD GEAR TO 2ND. IVE CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE BIKE AND THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM. THAT'S ALL THAT WAS DONE WITH THAT. *TR
Incident date: Jun 20, 2010
I HAVE A 2010 KAWASAKI'S VULCAN VOYAGER. EVERY SINCE THIS BIKE LEFT THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR IT HAS STALLED ON ME EVERY SO OFTEN AS I'M COMING TO A STOP, USUALLY AS I'M PULLING IN THE CLUTCH FROM 3RD GEAR TO 2ND. IVE CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE BIKE AND THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM. THAT'S ALL THAT WAS DONE WITH THAT. *TR
Incident date: Jul 22, 2010
I OWN A 2005 KAWASAKI EX250 MOTORCYCLE THAT HAD A GAS TANK PUNCTURE RESULTING FROM THE SCREWS THAT MOUNT THE FRONT COWLING TO THE TANK. 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. I IMMEDIATELY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW KAWASAKI GAS TANK AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF (A VERY SIMPLE PROCEDURE ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2010
VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING FOR THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. OIL LEAKS DAILY. VALVE COVER GASKET AND O-RING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OIL LEAK CAN GREASE THE TIRES OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Incident date: Mar 28, 2010
THE ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE RIDING WHICH CREATES A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR THE RIDER. WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE IF I PULL IN THE CLUTCH THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL START TO FALL AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF REQUIRING A RESTART. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHETHER THE ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT. *TR