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Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 problems

Owners have filed 31 complaints about the Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2002. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Every Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

3 6 4 8 3 7
94 95 96 97 99 02
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2002 — 7 2 0 — Suspension
1999 — 3 0 1 — Steering
1997 — 8 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
1996 — 4 0 0 — Suspension
1995 — 6 0 0 — Suspension
1994 — 3 0 0 — Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Kawasaki Vulcan 1500

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Suspension 11 35.5%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 5 16.1%

Worst in 1997

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 12.9%

Worst in 1997

Fuel & Propulsion 4 12.9%

Worst in 1994

Other & Unspecified 4 12.9%

Worst in 1997

Steering 1 3.2%

Worst in 1999

Tires 1 3.2%

Worst in 2002

Seats 1 3.2%

Worst in 1999

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Kawasaki Vulcan 1500, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 1995 peak 4 Mar 2020

Compare the Kawasaki Vulcan 1500

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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