# 2005 KAWASAKI VN1600B2 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
> NHTSA complaint `619559` · 2007-04-06 · 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:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
- **Miles at failure:** 5,200
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS A LOT OF MARBLES RATTLING AROUND IN THE CYLINDERS WHEN I ROLL ON THE THROTTLE.  THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M CLIMBING A HILL AND SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATE GOING AROUND A CORNER" . AFTER TWO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE/TRANSMISSION REPAIRS, $4,500, AND $4,000, I DON'T FEEL AT ALL CONFIDENT IN THE SAFETY AND THE RELIABILITY OF THE VEHICLE .  *AK
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