Kawasaki VN1600-A1
Owners filed 5 complaints across 1 model years of the Kawasaki VN1600-A1. The 2003 drew the most (5); the 2003 the fewest (5).
Model years1
Complaints5
Recalls3
Fires2
Deaths0
Every Kawasaki VN1600-A1 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting | Routine |
Which Kawasaki VN1600-A1 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 5 complaints concentrated in the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly › mounting. It carries 3 recalls.
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.