Kawasaki VN1500-N3 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 1 model year of the Kawasaki VN1500-N3 (2002).

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• 2002

All Kawasaki VN1500-N3 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kawasaki VN1500-N3, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Driveshaft (power train)

   NHTSA 02V261000 Reported September 23, 2002 698 vehicles potentially affected KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.

   On certain motorcycles, a flange on the transmission output shaft can fracture, resulting in engine damage with possible engine lock-up.

   Remedy: Dealers will disassemble the engine and replace the transmission output shaft. Owner notification began october 11, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not…

   Model years: 2002

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.