Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2015 Kawasaki Vulcan 900

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine1
100

What owners reported

Newest filings
EngineCrash
Filed Jul 22, 20152 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KAWASAKI VN900D. WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE CLUTCH WAS ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE REVVED INDEPENDENTLY INTO HIGH GEAR AND THE THROTTLE SEIZED. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB AND A PARKED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2. UPDATED 09/14/15*LJ UPDATED 12/05/2017*CN

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20231000Routine
20211000Routine
20201000Routine
20171000Routine
2015 — this page1000Routine
20110100Routine
20101000Routine
20092000Routine
20083000Routine

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Other Kawasaki models

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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.