2003 Kawasaki VN1500-E6

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › cooling system. It has been recalled 3 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System	1		0	0	0

3 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Engine and Engine Cooling04V023000

Filed Jan 12, 20046,958 vehiclesKawasaki Motors Corp., U.s.a.

Defect. ON CERTAIN 2003 VULCAN 1500 CLASSIC, 1500 DRIFTER, 2003-2004 1500 MEAN STREAK, 2003 1600 CLASSIC, AND 2003-2004 NOMAD FL MODEL MOTORCYCLES, HIGH OIL PRESSURE UPON A COLD START-UP CAN DEFORM THE OIL FILTER CARTRIDGE.

Risk. THIS COULD CAUSE OIL TO LEAK FROM THE OIL FILTER, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OIL FILTER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 2, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-949-770-0400.

Vehicle Speed Control04V008000

Filed Jan 6, 20042,082 vehiclesKawasaki Motors Corp., U.s.a.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, ACCELERATOR PUMP DIAPHRAGMS MAY BE DAMAGED FROM EXCESSIVE ASSEMBLY CLAMPING PRESSURE, WHICH CAN ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE PUMP ACTUATING ROD AREA.

Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PUMP DIAPHRAGM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-949-770-0400.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System03V255000

Filed Jul 24, 2003405 vehiclesKawasaki Motors Corp.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, CONTAMINATED FUEL USED DURING THE FINAL ENGINE INSPECTION PROCESS MAY HAVE CAUSED DETERIORATION OF THE CARBURETOR ACCELERATOR PUMP DIAPHRAGM, WHICH COULD LEAD TO FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PUMP CHAMBER.

Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PUMP DIAPHRAGM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JULY 29, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KAWASAKI AT 1-866-802-9381.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System

Filed Sep 2, 20035 milesIL

WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE THERE WAS SERIOUS VIBRATION RUNNING THROUGH THE HANDLE BAR AND FOOT REST. VIBRATION IN THE HANDLE BAR AFFECTED THE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE WHILE RIDING. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jan 12, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.