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2011 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero 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 Apr 23, 2019
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 Feb 18, 2018

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2011 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero. 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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Filed Apr 23, 2019

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR SYSTEM DID NOT HAVE NOMAD SO I SELECTED VAQUERO AS IT GAVE ME A DIFFICULT TIME IDENTIFYING THE MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, VIN IS CORRECT AND VERIFIED. THE BIG SAFETY CONCERN IS THE KICKSTAND AND IF IT WILL HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE MOTORCYCLE (900+LBS.). THE KICKSTAND ON MY 2011 VULCAN 1700 NOMAD IS IN MY OPINION NOT SUITABLE OR LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD UP SUCH A HEAVY MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE TO ROUTINELY CHECK AND AND ADJUST THE BOLTS AND/OR SPRINGS AFTER LONG RIDES. AT MANY TIMES, IT APPEARS THE BIKE CAN TIP OVER AS IT IS STATIONARY. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN IF THE KICKSTAND GIVES WAY AND THE HEAVY MOTORCYCLE FALLS AND INJURES ME OR SOMEONE ELSE.

NHTSA ID
11203269
Incident
Apr 22, 2019
ElectricalEngine
Filed Feb 18, 2018

MOTORCYCLE HAS STALLED ON ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST YEAR AS I SLOW DOWN TO STOP OR AS I IDLE STATIONARY AND WAIT FOR GREEN LIGHT. MOTORCYCLE WILL THEN TURN OFF. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AS I USE IT AS A DAILY DRIVER IN THE CITY AND HIGHWAY AND RIDE 2-UP 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK.. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY CONCERN AND PUT IT TO A REST. THANK YOU.11 ##

NHTSA ID
11073441
Incident
Feb 14, 2018

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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