1997 Kawasaki VN1500
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1997 Kawasaki VN1500. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
2 recalls name the 1997 Kawasaki VN1500. Newest first.
Vehicle description: motorcycles. an improperly manufactured transmission gear can cause weakening and eventual breakage of an adjacent gear.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Gear breakage can result in transmission lockup, causing the operator to lose control of the motorcycle.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect these motorcycles and repair affected units.
Pressure on the battery ground lead (the crimped and soldered termination of the battery cable) from the base of the operator's seat can cause the battery terminal to short out inside the battery.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition could disable the battery and the motorcycle's electrical system increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the existing battery cables with a newly designed cable and inspect the battery to verify that no damage has occurred.
Owner complaints
2 complaints
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Power train
Transmission locked up after changing into 2ND gear after leaving a stop... Kawasaki had a recall for this problem for certain bikes this same year but tell me that my bike does not one of the bikes under the recall. Only 25,600 miles on the bike.
- Tires
Tire should carry 28 psi. cccconsumer called dunlop manufacturer, and dunlop stated that tire should have 35 to 40 psi. Tires make sidewall wear before center.*ak
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