Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 8, 2003TX
BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY.*AK
1998 Kawasaki Vulcan Classic
Routine
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › clutch assembly › pedal/hand lever(motorcycle). No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsFuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 20, 1999CO
WHEN STARTING MOTORCYCLE GASOLINE POURED, CAUSING FIRE HAZARD. DEALER HAS REPLACED CARBURETOR ONCE, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. *AK *MJS
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 9, 1999TX
MOTORCYCLE TOOK OFF WHILE IN NUETRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)
Filed Nov 12, 1998PA
HAD EMERGENCY STOP. COULD NOT DOWNSHIFT. HAD TO BRAKE. WOULD NOT GO INTO 1ST GEAR. HAD TO LET CLUTCH OUT, STOP/STALL CYCLE & THEN RESTARTED IT & THEN SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR. HAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP YET. *AK
4 of 4 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.