1994 Kawasaki Vulcan 750

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › cooling system. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
101
Power Train › Clutch Assembly1
000
Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System1
000
Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers1
010

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 10, 1998CA

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER HAD APPLY BRAKES. CONSUMER ALSO STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit BreakersFire
Filed Mar 25, 1997PR

THE BIKE'S FUSE BOX OR JUNCTION BOX CAUGHT FIRE. THIS FIRE WENT THROUGH THE BOARD AND ALMOST SET THE GAS TANK ON FIRE. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Jun 3, 1996PA

HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTED DUE TO MATERIAL, RESULTING IN HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Apr 16, 1996CA

ON SIX OCCASIONS THERE HAVE BEEN CLUTCH PROBLEM, HARD TO SHIFT MOTORCYCLE, IN THE SHOP NOW. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Jan 23, 1995FL

WATER HOLDING TANK OVERFLOWS AND SHOOTS OUT ANTI FREEZE ALL OVER THE TIRES. TT

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1994
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20012000Routine
20002000Routine
1994 — this page5010Routine
19932000Routine

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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.