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2010 Kawasaki VN1700BAF 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 12, 2013
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 Jul 12, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2010 Kawasaki VN1700BAF. 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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ElectricalEngineExterior lighting
Filed Jun 12, 2013

THE BIKE COMPLETELY WENT DEAD WHILE RIDING. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A WIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS WAS RUBBED THROUGH THE INSULATION WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS RUNS UNDER THE FUEL TANK CAUSING THE MASTER FUSE TO BLOW. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A BUSY ROAD AT NIGHT I COULD HAVE CRASHED OR BEEN RUN OVER. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF CHAFED WIRES IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE VULCAN FORUMS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10519547
Incident
Jun 9, 2013
Mileage
40,000 mi
Steering
Filed Apr 21, 2012

LEFT FRONT HANDLEBAR CLAMP/RISER CRACKED WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE ON FREEWAY. *JS

NHTSA ID
10455979
Incident
Apr 20, 2012
Mileage
3,296 mi
Engine
Filed Oct 3, 2010

2010 KAWASAKI 1700 VOYAGER ABS. THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHEN CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED WHILE COMING UP TO STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. THIS STALLING USUALLY OCCURS WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING MOTORCYCLE, HOWEVER IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE STARTER NEEDS TO BE USED TO RESTART MOTORCYCLE AFTER STALLING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS A STALLED MOTORCYCLE LEAVES THE RIDER VULNERABLE TO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE AMONG RIDERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE AND KAWASAKI HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THERE IS YET TO BE A FIX TO THE PROBLEM. THE COOLING SYSTEM ON THIS MOTORCYCLE IS ALSO UNDERSIZED, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO RUN EXTREMELY HOT AND CAUSE FATIGUE AND UNCOMFORTABLE RIDING CONDITIONS FOR THE RIDER AND PASSENGER. KAWASAKI STATES THIS IS NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10358904
Incident
Sep 22, 2010
Engine
Filed Aug 22, 2010

2010 KAWASAKI VULCAN VOYAGER 1700 ABS. THE MOTORCYCLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN, EXAMPLE PULLING IN THE CLUTCH WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE WILL STALL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10351123
Incident
Aug 21, 2010
Mileage
217 mi
Engine
Filed Aug 12, 2010

2010 KAWASAKI VULCAN VOYAGER 1700 ABS. THE MOTORCYCLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN, EXAMPLE PULLING IN THE CLUTCH WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS HAPPENS PRIMARILY WITHIN ABOUT THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE ENGINE, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES. THE MOTORCYCLE WILL GENERALLY RESTART AS SOON AS THE CLUTCH IS LET BACK OUT HOWEVER IF SPEED IS TO SLOW USE OF THE STARTER IS NECESSARY TO RESTART THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS HAD SEVERAL EXCUSES (COMPUTER) IN IT. KAWASAKI HAD A FACTORY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE PERFORM DIAGNOSTICS AND COMPUTER SWAPS, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THIS STALLING ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS STALLING DURING SLOW SPEED OPERATION OF A MOTORCYCLE LEAVES THE OPERATOR VERY VULNERABLE TO OTHER TRAFFIC AS WELL AS MOTORCYCLE INSTABILITY. A NUMBER OF FORUMS ON THE INTERNET HAVE ALSO DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM, SEE BELOW. HTTP://MOTORCYCLES.ABOUT.COM/OD/KAWASAKI/FR/2010-KAWASAKI-VULCAN-1700-VOYAGER-ABS-REVIEW.HTM HTTP://WWW.VULCANFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=8811 HTTP://WWW.VULCANFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=2B454F52F4BF10B370EAD813F45B8A0C&T=8811&PAGE=2 HTTP://WWW.VULCANFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=69258 HTTP://WWW.SMARTCYCLESHOPPER.COM/MOTORCYCLE-REVIEWS/2010-KAWASAKI-VOYAGER-1700/ HTTP://WWW.VULCANFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=65025 HTTP://WWW.KAWASAKIMOTORCYCLE.ORG/FORUM/KAWASAKI-TOURING-SPORT-TOURING/126297-ENGINE-TURNING-OFF-ITSELF.HTML HTTP://WWW.VULCANFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=66210 IT APPEARS KAWASAKI HAS AN ECU COMPUTER / PROGRAM PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ADMIT TO AND/OR TRYING TO RECTIFY IN A TIMELY MANNER. *TR

NHTSA ID
10349117
Incident
Mar 26, 2010
Mileage
5 mi
Engine
Filed Jul 12, 2010

THE COOLING SYSTEM ON THE MOTORCYCLE IS UNDERSIZED THUS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RUN TOO HOT WHICH LEADS TO RIDER FATIGUE AND OVERHEATING OF THE MOTORCYCLE THUS LEADING TO AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROBLEM BUT HOLDS THE POSITION THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10342722
Incident
Jun 15, 2010
Mileage
400 mi
Engine
Filed Jul 12, 2010

THE ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE RIDING WHICH CREATES A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR THE RIDER. WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE IF I PULL IN THE CLUTCH THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL START TO FALL AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF REQUIRING A RESTART. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHETHER THE ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10342718
Incident
Mar 28, 2010
Mileage
20 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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