# 2000 KAWASAKI VULCAN — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `423406` · 2003-08-06 · Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KAWASAKI
- **Model:** VULCAN
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 2,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE RIDING AT 35 MPH  MOTORCYCLE              HESITATED SEVERAL TIMES, ALMOST STALLING, CAUSING THE CARBURETOR TO BACKFIRE, AND RESULTING IN  AN ACCIDENT.  WHILE THE ABOVE MENTIONED EVENTS WAS TAKING PLACE  CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO AVOID A PEDESTRIAN, AND INADVERTENTLY CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE.  A POLICE REPORT IS ON FILE, CONSUMER WAS RUSHED TO A HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES TO SHOULDERS AND A SEVERELY BRUISED CHEST. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.  *AK
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