2003 Kawasaki Vn1600a1 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2003 Kawasaki Vn1600a1. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
1fires
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
1
1fires
Total complaints2

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“While traveling at 65+ mph on I-64, a friend riding behind me noticed smoke coming from my motorcycle and signaled for me to pull over. When I got to the side of the shoulder I noticed that the smoke was coming from behind the cover on the left side of the engine/transmission just fwd of the drive…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2006-05-25

“While traveling at 65+ mph on I-64, a friend riding behind me noticed smoke coming from my motorcycle and signaled for me to pull over. When I got to the side of the shoulder I noticed that the smoke was coming from behind the cover on the left side of the engine/transmission just fwd of the drive…”

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT · reported 2006-05-25

Defect investigations

Investigation PE07005 Opened 2007-01-26 · closed 2007-05-23

FUEL TANK LEAKS

THIS PE WAS OPENED ON THE BASIS OF EWR DEALER FIELD REPORTS SUBMITTED BY KAWASAKI.SUBSEQUENTLY, KAWASAKI NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT IS RECALLING THE SUBJECT MOTORCYCLES (NHTSA NO. 07V-216) TO ADDRESS THE FUEL TANK LEAKS.

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2003 Kawasaki Vn1600a1 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.