2009 Kawasaki VN1700C9F

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 KAWASAKI 1700 NOMAD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM KAWASAKI IN OCTOBER 2010 AND CALLED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT ON NOVEMBER 9, 2010. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING OVER TWO MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE AND THE MANUFACTURER ONLY STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER INSISTS THE CONTACT NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FAIL. THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE SINCE IT WAS ISSUED DIRECTLY FROM KAWASAKI. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT GIVE A TIME FRAME WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1700 VOYAGER. HE STATED WHATEVER SPEED IN WHICH THE THROTTLE WAS ENGAGED, IT WOULD STAY STUCK IN POSITION. WHILE KILLING THE THROTTLE AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP-LIGHT, HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 10-12 SECONDS BEFORE HE COULD ENGAGE THE THROTTLE AND MOVE FROM THE STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER WHERE THEY ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE THROTTLE, TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT WAS 3500. UPDATED 03/26/10. *LJ THE CONSUME STATED THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE IDLE ONE OF THE SEVERAL TIMES. UPDATED 05/13/10.*JB