Kawasaki VN1500
Owners filed 12 complaints across 7 model years of the Kawasaki VN1500. The 2001 drew the most (3); the 2002 the fewest (1).
Model years7
Complaints12
Recalls4
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Kawasaki VN1500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Clutch Assembly | Routine | |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices | Routine |
Which Kawasaki VN1500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 3 complaints concentrated in the power train › manual transmission.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.