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2006 Kawasaki VN1600D6F

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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4Owner complaints

Model-year median: 4

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

Fuel System, Gasoline
2Fuel/propulsion System
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 4 of 4 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.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. 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

Fuel/propulsion System complaints

1 reports
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15,000 miles · Mar 26, 2021
Fuel/propulsion System

I TOOK MY 2006 KAWASAKI IN TO GET SERVICED AND THEY TOLD ME MY GAS TANK WAS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE (SITTING ON THE BIKE) OF THE TANK. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. VULCAN FORUMS AND VULCAN RIDERS ASSOCIATION BOTH HAVE PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. IN 2003 KAWASAKI ISSUED…

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I TOOK MY 2006 KAWASAKI IN TO GET SERVICED AND THEY TOLD ME MY GAS TANK WAS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE (SITTING ON THE BIKE) OF THE TANK. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. VULCAN FORUMS AND VULCAN RIDERS ASSOCIATION BOTH HAVE PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. IN 2003 KAWASAKI ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TANKS BUT DIDN'T GO UP TO MY YEAR.

NHTSA ODI #11405025

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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