Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Aug 23, 2000NM
CONSUMER WAS TAKING MOTOCYCLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR A REPLACEMENT PART, HANDLE BARS JUST BROKE OFF, TWO BOLTS BECAME UNATTACHED. *AK
1998 Kawasaki Vulcan
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsEngine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 28, 2000FL
THE OIL DRIVE GEAR IN THIS MODEL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE. I PERSONALLY HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1996Reading 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.