1997 KAWASAKI VN1500

2 recalls — 2 complaints

97V233000 Dec 16, 1997
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. AN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION GEAR CAN CAUSE WEAKENING AND EVENTUAL BREAKAGE OF AN ADJACENT GEAR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE MOTORCYCLES AND REPAIR AFFECTED UNITS.
544 vehicles affected
97V007000 Jan 15, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
PRESSURE ON THE BATTERY GROUND LEAD (THE CRIMPED AND SOLDERED TERMINATION OF THE BATTERY CABLE) FROM THE BASE OF THE OPERATOR'S SEAT CAN CAUSE THE BATTERY TERMINAL TO SHORT OUT INSIDE THE BATTERY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING BATTERY CABLES WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED CABLE AND INSPECT THE BATTERY TO VERIFY THAT NO DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED.
5,208 vehicles affected
POWER TRAIN Nov 14, 2017
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AFTER CHANGING INTO 2ND GEAR AFTER LEAVING A STOP... KAWASAKI HAD A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN BIKES THIS SAME YEAR BUT TELL ME THAT MY BIKE DOES NOT ONE OF THE BIKES UNDER THE RECALL. ONLY 25,600 MILES ON THE BIKE.
TIRES Sep 5, 2001
TIRE SHOULD CARRY 28 PSI. CCCCONSUMER CALLED DUNLOP MANUFACTURER, AND DUNLOP STATED THAT TIRE SHOULD HAVE 35 TO 40 PSI. TIRES MAKE SIDEWALL WEAR BEFORE CENTER.*AK