2000 Kawasaki Vulcan Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 20%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 18,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2000 Kawasaki Vulcan, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 18,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The differential on my driveshaft on Kawasaki ,2000, Vulcan classic 1500 - e has been making strange noises for some time. Dealership and Kawasaki itself stated that some noise from the final drive is normal. I feel it is excessive. Web searches have turned up multiple complaints of similar problems that ultimately LED to oil leaking and other failures. A catastrophic final drive failure could be deadly. Well, currently my bike is following the multitudes of others I have read about, on its way to a failure. …”
NHTSA complaint #10118126, filed 2005-04, 18,000 milesTransmission and drivetrain: other model years
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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