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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 VL1500 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 VL1500 | 13 | 1 |
| 2004 VL1500 | 6 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000 VL1500 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Fuel system, gasoline13
- Electrical system13
- Steering6
- Suspension4
- Structure3
- Engine3
- Vehicle speed control2
- Service brakes, hydraulic2
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 11 VL1500 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 3 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Recalls
1 campaigns cover the VL1500.
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, STRESS AROUND THE RIGHT FRONT FUEL TANK MOUNTING POINT CAN CAUSE HAIRLINE FATIGUE CRACKS TO FORM. THIS CAN RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK.
NHTSA recalls