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2001 Kawasaki VN1500 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Oct 14, 2004
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 9, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 Kawasaki VN1500. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–3 of 3

Engine
Filed Oct 14, 2004

OIL LEAK LEFT FRONT CORNER OF FRONT CYLINDER. *BF ENGINE HAD TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE CAM. RESEALED REAR CYLINDER HEAD COVER. *TT

NHTSA ID
10097382
Incident
Jul 11, 2003
Mileage
2,500 mi
Electrical
Filed Aug 20, 2003

PRESTIGE MOTOR SPORT, 4011 FOREST PARK, ST. LOUIS, MO 63108 314-531-4010. VULCAN, 1500, 2001 OR KAWASAKI, 1500, 2001. CHARGES FOR RECALL REPAIRS BY MANUFACTURER THROUGH THE DEALER. REALL # MC 0203 051502.*AK

NHTSA ID
10034249
Transmission
Filed Sep 9, 2002

WHILE DRIVING IN 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH GEARS HEAR A LOUD NOISE.*AK

NHTSA ID
8018243
Incident
Jun 25, 2002

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.

Data sources

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