NHTSA Complaint #10334870 — 2009 KAWASAKI VN1700A9FA

2009 KAWASAKI VN1700A9FA VOYAGER MOTORCYCLE. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD REV OCCASIONALLY WHILE RIDING AFTER IT WAS WARMED UP. THE INCIDENT WOULD HAPPENED WHEN HE MADE A TURN AND WHILE COASTING UP TO A CAR STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CLUTCH TO STOP FURTHER MOVEMENT. A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVES RODE THE BIKE AND CAUGHT HIS GLOVED HAND ON THE CRAMP BUSTER LEVER ON THE THROTTLE AND SAID THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH HIS THEORY. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE MOTORCYCLE. *JB