Model year

2017 Kawasaki Vulcan 900

Motorcycle, gasoline, built in Japan. Owner complaints on file from Oct 9, 2018 to Oct 9, 2018.

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

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

Owner complaints1Below the median 2017 motorcycle

Severity index0.02017 motorcycles average 8.5

First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2017 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 peaked in 2018, 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 2017 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 name engine and cooling

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

Engine and cooling

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 2017 Kawasaki Vulcan 900

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Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2017 Kawasaki Vulcan 900

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 Oct 9, 2018Failure Oct 5, 201820 milesBartlesville, OKEngine
THE MOTORCYCLE WILL AT TIMES SPEED UP ON ITS OWN JUST LIKE SOMEONE IS TWISTING THE THROTTLE. THIS HAPPENS PRIMARILY WHEN YOU FIRST START THE MOTORCYCLE. AFTER IT IS RIDDEN FOR A WHILE, THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE. ONE TIME I STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE IN A PARKING LOT AND THE CYCLE AT FIRST WAS IDLING NICELY BUT AFTER SHIFTING IT INTO FIRST AND BEGINNING TO LEAVE IT REVVED UP A GREAT DEAL FORCING ME TO PULL THE CLUTCH IN AND SHUTTING IT OFF. IT IS LIKE THE THROTTLE CABLE GETS IN A BIND BUT I DON'T THINK IT IS THAT SINCE IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER FIRST STARTING THE CYCLE.
NHTSA complaint 11139246

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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