Posted by Andrew on September 14, 2015

Category: Motorcycle

Kawasaki USA 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 which increases the risk of a crash.

2014 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero ABS

2014 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero ABS

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 manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.

Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. Kawasaki’s number for this recall is MC15-10.

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Source: NHTSA

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