2009 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2009 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“If riding on a smooth road, if you take one hand off the handel bars you get a shake in front end. If you relax your other hand by not gripping bars tightly, you get what is known as the death wobble. This is not even remotely safe. I wonder how many have crashed due to this? Or even died.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2009 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.