Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2009 Kawasaki Versys, most frequently naming the visibility, body & structure and other / unspecified categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| Apr 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| Jul 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| Jun 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| Jul 2015 | 1 | 7 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
THE SIDE MIRRORS FOR MY KAWASAKI VERSYS HAS HAD REPEATED FAILURES. I'VE HAD TO TRY TO REPAIR AND THEN REPLACE THE MIRRORS MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MIRROR CAN NOT BE TIGHTENED AND HAT SPEEDS > 30MPH THE WIND PUSHES THE MIRROR ALL THE WAY IN MAKING IT INOPERABLE. I'VE TIRED TO HAVE REPAIR SHOPS FIX BUT THEY SAID IT IS IMPOSSIBLE.
KAWASAKI VERSYS MOTORCYCLE HAS SIDE MIRRORS THAT ARE ALWAYS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING SO IT IS HARD TO SEE AND IDENTIFY THE TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU CLEARLY. *TR
REAR VIEW MIRRORS LOOSEN DURING RIDE, EVEN AFTER TIGHTENING, WHICH MAKES IT UNSAFE TO SEE BEHIND. I HAVE TIGHTENED THE BOLTS SEVERAL TIMES AND LOOKED ONLINE FOR ADVICE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR. ALTHOUGH I HAVE ONE DATE BELOW, IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI VERSYS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIRRORS WOULD NOT REMAIN STATIONARY. THE WIND PUSHED AGAINST THE MIRROR AND PUSHED THEM BACK TOWARD HIM WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. HE TRIED TO TIGHTEN THE MIRRORS AND IT BROKE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200.
2009 KAWASAKI VERSYS MOTORCYCLE LEFTHAND MIRROR COMES LOOSE AND SPINS WHILE UNDERWAY. OCCURS APPROXIMATELY EVERY RIDE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, EVEN AFTER RE-ALIGNMENT AND TIGHTENING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NUTS. *TR
2009 KAWASAKI VERSYS MOTORCYCLE MIRRORS COME LOOSE AND SPIN WHILE UNDERWAY. OCCURS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 300 MILES AFTER RE-ALIGNMENT AND TIGHTENING. *TR
LEFT MIRROR ON 2009 KAWASAKI VERSYS STARTED SPINNING WILDLY AND PROMPTLY BROKE OFF AT INTERSTATE SPEED (70MPH ON I 64). CAUGHT THE MIRROR AS IT SNAPPED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HAD I NOT BEEN RIDING FOR YEARS I MUST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE LAID THE BIKE DOWN. PLEASE HAVE KAWASAKI ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. A NEW RIDER MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. *TR
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009Viewing | 7 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — |
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.