Kawasaki VN1600B2
Owners filed 3 complaints across 1 model years of the Kawasaki VN1600B2. The 2005 drew the most (3); the 2005 the fewest (3).
Model years1
Complaints3
Recalls0
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Kawasaki VN1600B2 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine |
Which Kawasaki VN1600B2 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 3 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline.
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.