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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
2,750 miles · Jun 3, 2013
Electrical SystemEngineVehicle Speed Control
I BOUGHT A 2011 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 CLASSIC 03/07/12 BRAND NEW. FIRST STALLING INCIDENT WAS IN JUNE OF 2012 BUT THOUGHT IT HAD TO DO WITH OIL CHANGE I DID THAT VERY DAY. FWD TO 05/29/2013 (STALLED 2X'S) WHILE ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY & 06/03/2013 AND IT HAS STALLED ON ME 4 TIMES THIS EVENING. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY OTHER COMING OFF HIGHW…
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I BOUGHT A 2011 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 CLASSIC 03/07/12 BRAND NEW. FIRST STALLING INCIDENT WAS IN JUNE OF 2012 BUT THOUGHT IT HAD TO DO WITH OIL CHANGE I DID THAT VERY DAY. FWD TO 05/29/2013 (STALLED 2X'S) WHILE ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY & 06/03/2013 AND IT HAS STALLED ON ME 4 TIMES THIS EVENING. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY OTHER COMING OFF HIGHWAY, OTHER 2 AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND I START TO TAKE OFF. DID AN OIL CHANGE TONIGHT AFTER 3RD STALL AND THOUGHT ALL WOULD BE GOOD BUT IT STILL STALLED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR THE 4TH TIME. KAWASAKI DID HAVE A RECALL FOR 09-10 MODELS, BUT NOTHING FOR THE 2011'S. I KNOW IT IS THE ECU. CRUISER ONLY HAS UNDER 6000 MILES AND IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION (NEVER SAW RAIN) ALWAYS GARAGED KEPT AND COVERED UNDER COVER IN GARAGE. *TR
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