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2004 Kawasaki VN1600-A2 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 Jun 10, 2017
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 Aug 31, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Kawasaki VN1600-A2. 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

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Fuel system
Filed Jun 10, 2017

FUEL TANK WELDS ARE BAD, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE TANK ONTO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, SEAT AND ENGINE. GAS LEAKS ONTO CLOTHING CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO POSSIBLE EXPLOSION. THIS IS MY SECOND TANK, AND IT LEAKS OUT OF THE SAME AREA AS THE ORIGINAL. FACTORY REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS. THE NATURE OF THESE LEAKS CAN CAUSE BODILY HARM TO BOTH THE DRIVER AN PASSENGER. THIS MODEL BIKE SOMEHOW SLIPPED THOUGH THE CRACKS ON THE RECALL. THE LEAK HAPPENS BOTH IN USE OR PARKED. GAS ALSO LEAKS ON THE GROUND.

NHTSA ID
10994301
Incident
Aug 10, 2016
Mileage
50,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 31, 2004

THE REAR SEALS ON THE WHEEL LEAKED. IT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN OIL WAS SEEN ON THE GROUND. THE VIBRATION INCREASED AND A PASSENGER COULD NOT RIDE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TORN DOWN, AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR IT. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10087315
Incident
Jul 16, 2004
Mileage
2,300 mi

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.

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