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2001 Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 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 Jul 23, 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 May 1, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 Kawasaki Vulcan Classic. 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 Jul 23, 2004

FAILED HPK SEPARATOR ON 2001 KAWASAKI VULCAN CLASSIC 800.*MR IT HAS BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE THE CONSUMER'S LAST CORRESPONDENCE AND SEVEN MONTHS SINCE HIS INITIAL LETTER NOTIFYING KAWASAKI OF THE SEPARATOR INCIDENT. *NM

NHTSA ID
10083720
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
Engine
Filed Jan 23, 2004

THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED SOMETHING SHOCKING AND ALARMING WHEN HE REMOVED THE KEYED SIDE COVER. *PH A GOLF BALL SIZE HOLE WAS BURNT INTO THE HPK SEPARATOR WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN COMPONENT FAILURE. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION OF THE PROBLEM AND REIMBURSEMENT OF THE MONIES SPENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. *SC THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A SEVERE DESIGN DEFECT WITHIN THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM.*JB

NHTSA ID
10057274
Mileage
4,500 mi
Fuel system
Filed May 1, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MOTORCYCLE BUCKS WHILE RIDING IT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
565511

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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