2015 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER Recall

Campaign:

15V550000 on 08/31/2015

Component:

Electrical system:ignition:switch

Manufactured:

02/01/2009 - 03/11/2015

Affected:

11,836

Defect:

Kawasaki motors corp., u.s.a. (kawasaki) 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.

Consequence:

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

Correction:

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 recall began on september 15, 2015. owners may contact kawasaki customer service at 1-866-802-9381. kawasaki's number for this recall is mc15-10.

Notes:

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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