Kawasaki Vulcan 1500Years to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 28 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Kawasaki Vulcan 1500.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 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 Vulcan 1500 median. Tap a year for its full report.
'94'95'96'97'99'02
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Complaints by system
Most common Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 problems
All model years combined: 28 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
10Suspension1 crash/fire/injury
4Fuel system, gasoline1 crash/fire/injury
4Power train
4Engine and engine cooling
1Seats
1Engine
1Steering
1Tires
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10 | 1 |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 4 | 1 |
| Power train | 4 | 0 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 4 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Engine | 1 | 0 |
| Steering | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 1 |
1 recall
Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.