NHTSA Complaint #10349117 — 2010 KAWASAKI VN1700BAF

2010 KAWASAKI VULCAN VOYAGER 1700 ABS. THE MOTORCYCLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN, EXAMPLE PULLING IN THE CLUTCH WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS HAPPENS PRIMARILY WITHIN ABOUT THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE ENGINE, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES. THE MOTORCYCLE WILL GENERALLY RESTART AS SOON AS THE CLUTCH IS LET BACK OUT HOWEVER IF SPEED IS TO SLOW USE OF THE STARTER IS NECESSARY TO RESTART THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS HAD SEVERAL EXCUSES (COMPUTER) IN IT. KAWASAKI HAD A FACTORY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE PERFORM DIAGNOSTICS AND COMPUTER SWAPS, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THIS STALLING ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS STALLING DURING SLOW SPEED OPERATION OF A MOTORCYCLE LEAVES THE OPERATOR VERY VULNERABLE TO OTHER TRAFFIC AS WELL AS MOTORCYCLE INSTABILITY. A NUMBER OF FORUMS ON THE INTERNET HAVE ALSO DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM, SEE BELOW. HTTP://MOTORCYCLES.ABOUT.COM/OD/KAWASAKI/FR/2010-KAWASAKI-VULCAN-1700-VOYAGER-ABS-REVIEW.HTM HTTP://WWW.VULCANFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=8811 HTTP://WWW.VULCANFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=2B454F52F4BF10B370EAD813F45B8A0C&T=8811&PAGE=2 HTTP://WWW.VULCANFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=69258 HTTP://WWW.SMARTCYCLESHOPPER.COM/MOTORCYCLE-REVIEWS/2010-KAWASAKI-VOYAGER-1700/ HTTP://WWW.VULCANFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=65025 HTTP://WWW.KAWASAKIMOTORCYCLE.ORG/FORUM/KAWASAKI-TOURING-SPORT-TOURING/126297-ENGINE-TURNING-OFF-ITSELF.HTML HTTP://WWW.VULCANFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=66210 IT APPEARS KAWASAKI HAS AN ECU COMPUTER / PROGRAM PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ADMIT TO AND/OR TRYING TO RECTIFY IN A TIMELY MANNER. *TR