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2009 Kawasaki Versys Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 22, 2015
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2009 Kawasaki Versys, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Visibility777.8%
  • Body & structure111.1%
  • Other / unspecified111.1%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

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.

NHTSA ID 10735654 · filed Jul 22, 2015

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

NHTSA ID 10460233 · filed Jun 1, 2012

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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

NHTSA ID 10286591 · filed Oct 7, 2009

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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

NHTSA ID 10412098 · filed Jul 13, 2011

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .