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Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 5 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero (2009–2015). The most-complained-about year is 2011.

1
safety recalls, all years
5
owner complaints, all years
2011
year with most recalls
2011
year with most complaints

Pick your Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2015 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero10
2014 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero11
2013 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero11
2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero10
2011 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero12
2009 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero01

What Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. The 2011 model year has the most, with 2.

All Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 15V550000 Reported 11,836 vehicles potentially affected Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.

    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…

    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…

    Model years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Other Kawasaki models

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.