AI DamageKawasaki VN900 Custom: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Kawasaki VN900 Custom across 1 model years: 1 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- Vehicle speed control: 1 complaints (100% of all).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Tl contact owns a 2008 kawasaki custom 900. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerates and decelerates on its own normally. In september of 2008, the vehicle accelerated suddenly while idling. The contact lost control of the vehicle and almost crashed several times.
What to check before buying
- Vehicle speed control. Accelerator pedal, cruise control, throttle codes.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-06.