KAWASAKI VN1500 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

KAWASAKI VN1500 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of KAWASAKI VN1500 recalls and defective parts found on KAWASAKI VN1500 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the KAWASAKI VN1500 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For KAWASAKI VN1500

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1999 KAWASAKI VN1500 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM Recall
1999 KAWASAKI VN1500	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM Units affected: 2779	KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1999-04-06
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES (VN1500-J1/L) EQUIPPED WITH A DIGITAL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND A VEHICLE-DOWN SENSOR. THIS FEATURE IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FROM CONTINUING TO PUMP FUEL IF THE MOTORCYCLE FALLS DOWN, BY SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION AND FUEL INJECTION PUMP. DURING BATTERY MAINTENANCE, THE VEHICLE-DOWN SENSOR CAN BE DISLODGED FROM ITS NORMAL MOUNTED POSITION. IF THE SENSOR IS OUT OF POSITION, THE MOTORCYCLE MAY NOT START OR MAY STALL DURING CERTAIN DRIVING MANEUVERS.
1997 KAWASAKI VN1500 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Recall
1997 KAWASAKI VN1500	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Units affected: 544	KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1997-12-16
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. AN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION GEAR CAN CAUSE WEAKENING AND EVENTUAL BREAKAGE OF AN ADJACENT GEAR.
1996-1997 KAWASAKI VN1500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES Recall
1996-1997 KAWASAKI VN1500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES Units affected: 5208	KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1997-01-15
Summary: PRESSURE ON THE BATTERY GROUND LEAD (THE CRIMPED AND SOLDERED TERMINATION OF THE BATTERY CABLE) FROM THE BASE OF THE OPERATOR'S SEAT CAN CAUSE THE BATTERY TERMINAL TO SHORT OUT INSIDE THE BATTERY.