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1995 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 4.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Suspension
3Engine And Engine Cooling
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 5 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Suspension. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

5 reports
Mileage unknown · May 21, 1999
Suspension

WHEN TURNING OR STOPPING FRONT END WANDERS. DEALER PUT STIFFER SPRINGS ON THE FRONT END OF MOTORCYCLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #838300

Mileage unknown · Apr 6, 1998
Suspension

FRONT FORKS (SUSPENSION) SHAKES.

NHTSA ODI #533604

Mileage unknown · Nov 4, 1997
Unknown Or Other

MOTORCYCLE SIDE STAND DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE, WHEN HANDLE BAR IS TURNED TO THE RIGHT IT IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND FALLS. THE MOTORCYCLE FELL AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GAS TANK, EXHAUST PIPES AND HANDLEBAR GRIP.

NHTSA ODI #524246

Mileage unknown · Apr 29, 1996
Suspension

KICK STAND ON MOTOR CYCLE WILL NOT HOLD MOTOR CYCLE, WHEN WHEEL WAS TURN ON ANGLE MOTORCYCLE FELL OVER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #983709

Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 1995
Engine And Engine Cooling

OIL LIGHT COME ON EVERY TIME MOTORCYCLE COMES TO A STOP, INDICATING THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. TT

NHTSA ODI #972795

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

0

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