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Kawasaki VN1600-A1Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Kawasaki VN1600-A1.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints5Top: Fuel system, gasolineSafety recalls32003 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Kawasaki VN1600-A1 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the VN1600-A1 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'03
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2003Not rated–/1005 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Kawasaki VN1600-A1 problems

All model years combined: 5 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel system, gasoline30
Power train22
Electrical system11
Engine and engine cooling10
Fuel/propulsion system10
3 recalls

Kawasaki VN1600-A1 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Storage: tank assembly07V-216 · 2003 · May 17, 2007 · 4,352 vehicles–Exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe04V-063 · 2003 · Feb 18, 2004 · 5,850 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling04V-023 · 2003 · Jan 12, 2004 · 6,958 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the VN1600-A1

  1. FUEL TANK LEAKSPE07005 · 2003 · closed May 23, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-216