Consumer Complaint Detail

KAWASAKI / VN1600B2 / 2005

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006101321 Incident Date: Sep, 14 2006
Consumer's City: FREEVILLE Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
Model Name: VN1600B2 Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JKBVNKB1X5A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 05 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 24 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The engine sounds like it has a lot of marbles rattling around in the cylinders when i roll on the throttle. this happens when i'm climbing a hill and sometimes when i accelerate going around a corner" . after two catastrophic engine/transmission repairs, $4,500, and $4,000, i don't feel at all confident in the safety and the reliability of the vehicle . *ak