2003 Kawasaki Vn1600-A1 problems, complaints & recalls

2012-05-27 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 68,000 mi

“fuel tank started to leak while sitting in garage, fuel was puddling on the floor. further investigation revealed that the tank was leaking where the mounting plate is attached to the fuel tank. corresponds with recall #07v216000 issued in june 2007. a vin search on kawasaki's website resulted in a notice that this vehicle was not affected by the r…”

2006-05-24 · Power Train:manual Transmission · 35,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“i was traveling north on state road 17 from dayton bike week when my kawasaki vulcan 1600 started to make a high pitched winding noise then the cover just before the dive shaft shoot off in to the traffic behind me, then the motor cycle caught fire. i pulled of the road and a bystander had some water in a cooler we extinguished the fire, i put my b…”

2005-10-25 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage · 16,000 mi

“dt: the contact stated that there was a hairline crack in the fuel tank. he first noticed the problem because of the smell of leaking fuel. also, where the exhaust pipe bracket connects to the muffler was weak from stress crack failures. there was a recall for the exhaust pipe issue, which was repaired under the recall. now, the exhaust pi…”

2005-07-20 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:mounting · 19,700 mi

“unexpected gas sleakage from gas tank. no accident or any other incident to justify the leak. tank will have to be removed and rewelded. leakage amounts to 1/2 teaspoon a day. concerend about housing vehice in garage …”