Consumer Complaint Detail

KAWASAKI / VULCAN / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006058361 Incident Date: Mar, 04 2006
Consumer's City: ATLANTIC BEACH Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
Model Name: VULCAN Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JKBVNKA143A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 05 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 23 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while driving 65mph, there was a whining noise emitting from the motorcycle followed by smoke. the contact managed to pull over and extinguish the fire. the fire erupted from the transfer case and drive train. upon initial inspection, the fire was suspected to be electrical in nature due to damage sustained to the wiring. the motorcycle was not seen by a dealer.