Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 KAWASAKI VN1500G1. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOLLOWED BY A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE UPPER END OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HE NEEDED A NEW MOTOR BECAUSE THE OIL PUMP MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MOVED SINCE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000.
I WAS GOING FOR A DAY RIDE ROLLED OUT THE BIKE DID A ONCE OVER AND WARM UP. UPON DEPARTURE I WAS APPROXIMATELY 1//4 MI. AWAY TRAVELING AT 35 MPH. AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO SHUT DOWN IN A QUICK AND SAFE MANNER. INITIAL INSPECTION SHOWED OIL LEVEL AT PROPER LEVEL. FURTHER INSPECTION INDICATED _OIL PUMP FAILURE_. AT PRESENT KAWASAKI HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE OIL PUMP, SEALS RINGS ETC. THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM YET OPT TO WAIT TELL FAILURE OCCURS. AS A CAUTION NOT ALL KAWASAKI AUTHORIZED DEALERS WILL MENTION THIS DESIGN ISSUE. THEY WOULD RATHER TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN. KAWASAKI NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. REPAIR COST EST.$1207.00 LABOR PLUS PARTS. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO PAY OUT DUE TO A MFG. PROBLEM. *NM
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.