2008 KAWASAKI VN1600A8F Electrical System Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Electrical System Issues in the 2008 KAWASAKI VN1600A8F
1 electrical system complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 KAWASAKI VN1600A8F. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN DECEMBER OF '09 I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO WHERE THE MOTORCYCLE WILL JUST STALL. IT MOST CASES THIS HAPPENS WHEN PULLING IN THE CLUTCH TO COME TO A STOP, AFTERWARDS TAKING OFF AND GIVING SOME THROTTLE CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SEVERAL INSTANCES THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN TRAFFIC AND ONE INSTANCE WHERE IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO DROP THE MOTORCYCLE IN A PARKING LOT NEAR MY HOME. IN SOME INSTANCES IT WILL ALSO STALL SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. TO MY UNDERSTANDING KAWASAKI ORDERED A RECALL ON THE '09 AND '10 MODELS AND ARE REPLACING THE E.C.U DEVICES ON ALL. IN MY RESEARCH ON OTHER FORUMS IT IS DESCRIBED THAT THE E.C.U DEVICES ON THE '08 1600 MODELS ARE THE CAUSE AS WELL, YET KAWASAKI STILL HAS REFUSED TO FIX...