Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero

Owners filed 5 complaints across 6 model years of the Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero. The 2011 drew the most (2); the 2015 the fewest (0).

Model years6

Complaints5

Recalls5

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2015	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2014	1	1	—	—	Service Brakes	Routine
2013	1	1	—	—	Steering	Routine
2012	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2011	2	1	—	—	Unknown or Other	Routine
2009	1	0	—	—	Steering	Routine

Which Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2011 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the unknown or other. It carries 1 recall.

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.