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Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

NHTSA · 15V550000 · published 2015-09-01

NHTSA campaign 15V550000

Hazard

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain model year 2009-2015 Vulcan 1700 Voyager and 2011-2015 Vulcan 1700 Vaquero motorcycles manufactured February 2, 2009, to March 20, 2015. In the affected vehicles, an ignition wire may chafe due to contact with the fuel tank, resulting in a short circuit and possible engine stall.

Consequence

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will install additional shielding and padding to prevent the ignition wire from shorting. Any igniton switch that has damaged wires will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2015. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki's number for this recall is MC15-10.

The text above is quoted verbatim from the NHTSA record. Confirm the affected units and the remedy with the manufacturer or NHTSA. Recall data may be incomplete, delayed, or superseded.

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Affected products

2011 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO
2013 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO
2014 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VAQUERO
2015 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER