NHTSA recall 15V550000

What's wrong: Kawasaki motors Corp., U.S.a. (kawasaki) is recalling certain model year 2009-2015 vulcan 1700 Voyager and 2011-2015 vulcan 1700 vaquero motorcycles manufactured February 2, 2009, to March 20, 2015. In the affected vehicles, an ignition wire may chafe due to contact with the fuel tank, resulting in a short circuit and possible engine stall.

Why it matters: An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

The fix: Kawasaki will notify owners, and dealers will install additional shielding and padding to prevent the ignition wire from shorting. Any igniton switch that has damaged wires will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2015.