Model year

2015 Kawasaki Versys 650

Motorcycle, built in Japan. Owner complaints on file from Aug 18, 2015 to Aug 18, 2015.

Recalls (0)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)

Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year

Owner complaints1Below the median 2015 motorcycle

Severity index0.02015 motorcycles average 12.7

First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 peaked in 2015, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.

Components

100% of complaints about the 2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 name steering

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Steering

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

No recall campaign lists the 2015 Kawasaki Versys 650

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Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2015 Kawasaki Versys 650

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

Filed Aug 18, 2015Failure Aug 14, 20151,300 milesSunnyvale, CASteering
THE WINDSHIELD CREATES A WIND TURBULENCE WHICH SEEMS TO MAKE THE FRONT END "LIFT". THE RESULT IS THAT THE RIDER DOESN'T GET A FIRM FEELING IN THE FRONT END WHICH MAKES CONTROLLING THE MOTORCYCLE DIFFICULT. THIS EFFECT IS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN ANOTHER VAN OR TRUCK PASSES THE MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE BEEN RIDING MOTORCYCLES FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED ABOUT 10 OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE THIS ONE AND THIS IS THE FIRST ONE WHERE I'VE FACED THIS PROBLEM. THE LACK OF CONFIDENCE WITH THE WIND TURBULENCE AND "BOUYANCY" IS, IN MY OPINION, A SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint 10749370

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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