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NHTSA Campaign 15V550000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Issued by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. · Reported Sep 1, 2015 · 11,836 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain model year 2009-2015 Vulcan 1700 Voyager and 2011-2015 Vulcan 1700 Vaquero motorcycles manufactured February 2, 2009, to March 20, 2015. In the affected vehicles, an ignition wire may chafe due to contact with the fuel tank, resulting in a short circuit and possible engine stall.

Consequence

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will install additional shielding and padding to prevent the ignition wire from shorting. Any igniton switch that has damaged wires will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2015. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki's number for this recall is MC15-10.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO 2011 11,836
KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO 2012 11,836
KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO 2013 11,836
KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO 2014 11,836
KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO 2015 11,836
KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER 2009 11,836
KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER 2010 11,836
KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER 2011 11,836
KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER 2012 11,836
KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER 2013 11,836
KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER 2014 11,836
KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER 2015 11,836

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V550000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.