IllustrationSTEERING HAS A UNSAFE WOBBLE IF YOU LET GO OF THE HANDLEBARS AT ALL THE FRONT TIRE STARTS TO WOBBLE REAL BAD CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITION GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MPH AND ABOVE. THE DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND SAYS IT IS CAUSED BY CHEAP STEERING BEARINGS. I KNOW OF ABOUT 100 PEOPLE IN OUR CLUB WITH THIS PROBLEM
2013 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Vulcan 1700 Vaquero years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 1 of 1 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Steering. 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
1 reportsOfficial recalls
115V550000 · Electrical System:ignition:switch
Sep 1, 2015
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 & remedy
Consequence: An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: 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.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.