VEHICLE- 2010 KAWASAKI NOMAD MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE STALLS FREQUENTLY WHEN CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED IN (CLUTCH DISENGAGED) WHEN COMING TO STOPS OR CORNERING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE DURING STOPS OR CORNERING. ENGINE STALLING BEGAN WITHIN THE FIRST FULL DAY OF RIDING THIS BRAND NEW MOTORCYCLE. THE STALLING IS IMPEDING SAFE OPERATION OF THE MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT BRAKE LEVER SINCE THE OPERATOR USUALLY TRIES TO APPLY SOME THROTTLE TO PREVENT STALLING WHILE APPLYING THE FRONT BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. THE RIGHT HAND OPERATES BOTH THROTTLE AND FRONT BRAKE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM IMMEDIATELY TO ADVISE THEM OF THE STALLING PROBLEM AND BROUGHT IT IN THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE FOR THEIR SHOP TO LOOK AT. THEY CHECKED IDLE, WHICH WAS OK AND PUT SOME FUEL ADDITIVE INTO THE GAS TANK. THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST RIDE FOR 15 MINUTES AND RETURNED IT TO ME SAYING THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I CONTINUE TO HAVE STALLING PROBLEMS AND SO CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN AND THIS TIME WAS ADVISED THAT KAWASAKI KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORCYCLE'S ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OR ECU WHICH CAUSES THE STALLING PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX. NO RESOLUTION DATES FOR A FIX/REPAIR HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO ME. MEANWHILE, I AM LEFT WITH AN UNSAFE CONDITION WITH THE STALLING ENGINE PROBLEM. *TR
2010 Kawasaki VN1700CAF
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filings2010 KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE STALLS WHEN YOU ARE COMING TO A STOP AND PULL IN THE CLUTCH LEVER. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO STALL. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I BOUGHT THE BIKE NEW IN JUNE OF 2010. *TR
WHEN RIDING MY NEW 2010 KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD, I EXPERIENCE RANDOM STALLING WHEN EITHER FIRST STARTING THE MOTOR, OR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO LOWER GEARS. I HAVE HAD THE OCCASION WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE HAS STALLED WHEN HEAVY TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND OR BESIDE HAS SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING ME DUE TO THE STALLING. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE TEMPERATURE RELATED, AS IT WILL STALL EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR 30 MINUTES. I HAVE TRIED TO WAIT AT LEAST 15 SECONDS BEFORE TOUCHING THE THROTTLE AT START UP AS DIRECTED BY THE DEALER. THE 15 SECOND WAIT DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS ONLY 600 MILES ON IT, SO THIS STALLING SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING. AFTER CONSULTING WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. KAWASAKI HAS FAILED TO TAKE NOTICE OF THIS DEFECT, OR TO ACKNOWLEDGE ITS EXISTENCE. I HAVE ALSO TRIED ADJUSTING MY IDLE SPEED 50 RPMS HIGHER AS DESCRIBED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL TO NO AVAIL. *TR
3 of 3 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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.