# 2005 KAWASAKI VN1600B2 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `616884` · 2007-03-16 · 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:** VN1600B2
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- **Miles at failure:** 1,800
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
I BOUGHT A 2005 (NEW) KAWASAKI MEAN STREAK VN1600 MOTORCYCLE ON JUNE,    OF 2005,  AND HAVE HAD SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY    AFTER THE SECOND MOST RECENT MECHANICAL FAILURE WHICH NEARLY COST ME    MY LIFE WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE DIED ON ME DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR    HIGHWAY. IVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO CONVINCE ALL PARTIES    (DEALER, MANUFACTURE, AND BANK), THAT THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS HAD MAJOR    DEFECTS FROM THE FACTORY FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. IT HAS ALL FALLEN    ON DEAF EARS AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED, AND I DESPERATELY NEED    ASSISTANCE IN WHAT TO DO NEXT. THE LETTER BELOW (SENT 03/01/07), IS    JUST ONE OF SEVERAL (20-30) TO THE BANK THAT HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY    (LEGALLY), TO COMMENCE A CHARGE BACK FOR THE MULTIPLE FAILURES THE    PRODUCT HAS HAD. I WILL NOT RIDE THIS BIKE AGAIN FOR I DONT DEEM IT    TO BE SAFE.    PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH WHAT I NEED TO DO?    THANK YOU,
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