Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Suspension10
- Unknown or other4
- Power train4
- Fuel system, gasoline4
- Engine and engine cooling4
- Tires1
- Steering1
- Seats1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 77 Vulcan 1500 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 79 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 |
| 1999 | 8 | 10 |
| 1998 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Recalls
1 campaigns cover the Vulcan 1500.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE FUEL HOSE FROM THE FUEL FILTER TO THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY CAN RUB AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL PUMP PLATE AND DEVELOP A LEAK.
NHTSA recalls