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2003 Kawasaki VN800-B8: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2003 Kawasaki VN800-B8. The newest campaign is 04V008000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Jan 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 04V008000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the accelerator pump diaphragm. Owner notification began on january 20, 2004. Owners should contact kawasaki at 1-949-770-0400.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 2,487 units in total.

  1. 04V008000Received . 2,082 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motorcycles, accelerator pump diaphragms may be damaged from excessive assembly clamping pressure, which can allow fuel to leak from the pump actuating rod area.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the accelerator pump diaphragm. Owner notification began on january 20, 2004. Owners should contact kawasaki at 1-949-770-0400.

    Report filed by KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 03V255000Received . 405 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motorcycles, contaminated fuel used during the final engine inspection process may have caused deterioration of the carburetor accelerator pump diaphragm, which could lead to fuel leakage from the accelerator pump chamber.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the accelerator pump diaphragm. Owner notification began on july 29, 2003. Owners should contact kawasaki at 1-866-802-9381.

    Report filed by KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2003 Kawasaki VN800-B8: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Fuel System, Other1
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
16 Oct 2003

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2003 Kawasaki VN800-B8, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20032

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2003 Kawasaki VN800-B8: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kawasaki/vn800-b8/2003/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Kawasaki VN800-B8?
2,487 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Kawasaki VN800-B8 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Kawasaki VN800-B8, model year 2003. 2 of them name the 2003 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Kawasaki VN800-B8 name most often?
Fuel System, Other: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Kawasaki VN800-B8 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.