1995 Kawasaki Vulcan

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Unknown or Other1
000
Suspension › Front1
102

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft95V096000
Filed May 15, 199512,322 vehiclesKawasaki Motors Corp.

Defect. THE DRIVE CHAINS HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY HEAT-TREATED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. EXPOSURE TO CORROSIVE CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE THE CHAIN SIDE PLATES TO CRACK AND ULTIMATELY FAIL.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVE CHAINS ON THE MOTORCYCLES INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension › FrontCrash2 injured
Filed May 17, 2001CA

VEHICLES WERE FOUND TO HAVE FRONT END "HOP" BETWEEN 52 AND TOP SPEED CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 10, 1996NJ

STORAGE COMPARTMENT BROKE WHEN UNLOCKING.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20100100Routine
20095100Routine
20063000Routine
20056000Routine
20041100Routine
20038110Routine
20023000Routine
20013000Routine
20005000Routine
19998000Routine
19982000Routine
19977110Routine
19969000Routine
1995 — this page2100Routine

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: May 15, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.