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1994 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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.
5
Latest Aug 10, 1998
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.
2
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.
0
Reports on file since Jan 23, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Kawasaki Vulcan 750. 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 1–5 of 5

Brakes
Filed Aug 10, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER HAD APPLY BRAKES. CONSUMER ALSO STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
826483
Incident
Jun 16, 1998
Electrical
Filed Mar 25, 1997
Fire reported

THE BIKE'S FUSE BOX OR JUNCTION BOX CAUGHT FIRE. THIS FIRE WENT THROUGH THE BOARD AND ALMOST SET THE GAS TANK ON FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
810363
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 3, 1996

HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTED DUE TO MATERIAL, RESULTING IN HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

NHTSA ID
985159
Incident
May 15, 1996
Transmission
Filed Apr 16, 1996

ON SIX OCCASIONS THERE HAVE BEEN CLUTCH PROBLEM, HARD TO SHIFT MOTORCYCLE, IN THE SHOP NOW. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
982795
Engine
Filed Jan 23, 1995

WATER HOLDING TANK OVERFLOWS AND SHOOTS OUT ANTI FREEZE ALL OVER THE TIRES. TT

NHTSA ID
958992
Incident
Oct 23, 1994

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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