# 2002 KAWASAKI VULCAN 1500 — SUSPENSION:FRONT
> NHTSA complaint `399841` · 2003-03-27 · Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KAWASAKI
- **Model:** VULCAN 1500
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
THE FRONT END OF THE MOTORCYCLE MADE A LOUD NOISE.   UPON INSPECTION OF THE MOTORCYCLE BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THE FRONT WHEEL WAS WOBBLING AND THE SPACER BAR WAS MOBILE ALSO.   THE SPACER BAR WAS TIGHTENED, HOWEVER 2 WEEKS LATER,  THE FRONT END SEIZED UP AND THE BIKE FLIPPED OVER.  *JB  THE FRONT TIRE FAILED AND CAUSED THE BIKE TO FALL.  THE CONSUMER HAS MADE REPEATED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FONT TIRE SINCE PURCHASE.  SCC
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