Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V550000

Electrical system: ignition: switch

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-09-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V550000

Electrical system: ignition: switch

Component
Electrical system: ignition: switch
Manufacturer
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
Vehicles affected
11,836
Reported to NHTSA
2015-09-01
Owners notified
2015-09-15

Defect description

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain model year 2009-2015 Vulcan 1700 Voyager and 2011-2015 Vulcan 1700 Vaquero motorcycles manufactured February 2, 2009, to March 20, 2015. In the affected vehicles, an ignition wire may chafe due to contact with the fuel tank, resulting in a short circuit and possible engine stall.

Safety risk

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will install additional shielding and padding to prevent the ignition wire from shorting. Any igniton switch that has damaged wires will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2015. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki's number for this recall is MC15-10.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
KAWASAKI Vulcan 1700 Vaquero2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
KAWASAKI Vulcan 1700 Voyager2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.