Kawasaki Vulcan
Owners filed 62 complaints across 14 model years of the Kawasaki Vulcan. The 1996 drew the most (9).
Which Kawasaki Vulcan years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Kawasaki Vulcan model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Kawasaki Vulcan model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2003 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft | Routine | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft | Routine | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System | Routine | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly | Routine | |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.