Recalls (3)

Date	NHTSA ID	Component	Units	Completion
2009-09-17	`09V362000`	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	688	—	Details
2004-11-30	`04V564000`	STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND	12,866	—	Details
2001-05-09	`01V134000`	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	70	—	Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2018-02-28	WHEELS	No	0	BEARING FAILURE IN THE FINAL DRIVEN FLANGE ASSEMBLY,
2015-05-17	SERVICE BRAKES	Yes	2	TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 HONDA VTX1800. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A…
2013-04-08	ENGINE	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA VTX 1800. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STA…
2012-07-06	WHEELS	No	0	I HAVE REPLACED THE FINAL DRIVE FLANGE BEARINGS 3 TIMES NOW. I HEARD THAT THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH THIS FLANGE. FIRS…
2011-08-29	WHEELS	No	0	REAR WHEEL FINAL DRIVE BEARING FAILURE. WAS FOUND WHEN REPLACING THE REAR TIRE. LOOKING AT OPTIONS FOR THE REPAIR NOW.
2011-03-26	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE	No	0	FOUND WHILE REPLACING REAR TIRE,INSIDE BEARING COMING APART. *TR
2011-01-15	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	REMOVED REAR WHEEL TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE AND CHECK REAR WHEEL FLANGE BEARINGS AS ADVISED BY MANY OTHER OWNERS DISCUSSI…
2010-07-28	WHEELS	No	0	TWO FAULTY FLANGE BEARINGS IN LESS THAN 18,000 MILES. FAILURE NOTED DURING TIRE CHANGES IN BOTH INSTANCES. BOTH REPLA…
2010-05-15	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	HONDA 2002 VTX 1800RS DURING REAR TIRE REPLACEMENT AT 36K MILES DISCOVERED WHEEL BEARING ON THE RIGHT SIDE (BRAKE SIDE)…
2008-11-13	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA VTX1800C. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRE FELT DI…
2008-08-01	POWER TRAIN	No	0	FLANGE BEARINGS WERE NOTICED TO BE DISINTEGRATING WHILE CHANGING OUT THE TIRE ON THE REAR RIM OF AN 02, 1800 HONDA VTX …
2008-07-10	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE	No	0	EXCESSIVE BEARING NOISE AND ALL SPEEDS. CAUSE WAS FINAL DRIVE FLANGE BEARING FAILURE. *TR
2008-05-30	WHEELS	No	0	2002 HONDA VTX 1800S REAR WHEEL FLANGE BEARING. WORN OUT AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME APPROX 8 TO 10,000 MILES. *TR
2008-04-05	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	1. GRINDING NOISE IN REAR 2. FLANGE BEARING COMPLETELY DESTROYED 3. BEARING REPLACED AT DEALER(HAVE OLD BEARING IN HA…
2008-02-27	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	No	0	REPLACING THE REAR TIRE AND THE FINAL FLANGE BEARING WERE HALF GONE. *TR
2008-02-20	POWER TRAIN	No	0	FLANGE BEARING FAILURE. *TR
2007-07-06	SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE	No	0	APPROXIMATE DATE OF FAILURE: JULY 6 2007 YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 2002 MODEL:VTX 1800 S BEARING CONDITION: BEARING TOTAL…
2007-04-19	SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE	No	0	I OWN A 2002 HONDA VT1800C MOTORCYCLE AND THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. I ONLY HAVE 12,…
2007-01-01	STEERING	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA VTX1800. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE WHEN ONE OF …
2006-07-05	WHEELS	No	0	FLANGE BEARING (BEARING ON REAR WHEEL, FINAL DRIVE SIDE) FAILURE AT 39,000 MILES, NOTICED WHEN CHANGING REAR TIRE. TOTA…
2006-05-09	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY	No	0	THE ROCKER SHIFTER IS NOT RETURNING TO CENTER POSITION. AFTER YOU SHIFT EITHER UP OR DOWN YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PUT IT B…
2006-04-28	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING	No	0	REAR FLANGE BEARING ON 2002 HONDA VTX1800 MOTORCYCLE FAILED. *NM
2006-04-18	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE REAR TIRE WAS BEING REPLACED, THE CONTACT REQUESTED THE REAR FLANGE BEARING BE INSPE…
2006-04-15	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	I HAVE A 2002 HONDA VTX1800R MOTORCYCLE. WHILE REMOVING REAR WHEEL AND TIRE FOR A TIRE REPLACEMENT I FOUND ONE OF THE …
2006-03-29	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	I WAS HAVING THE REAR TIRE CHANGED AND I CHECKED THE BEARINGS. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE HONDA WEB SITE THAT THERE HA…
2006-03-21	POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS	No	0	2002 HONDA VTX1800C, VIN = [XXX] REAR AXLE DRIVE SHAFT BEARING FAILURE. MILEAGE ON MOTORCYCLE = 4874 MILES. *JB UPDA…
2006-03-06	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY	No	0	DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE STARTER ENGAGED AND THE MOTORCYCLE LURCHED FORWARD. TH…
2006-02-08	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	No	0	1, TIRE CHANGE 2. INSIDE FLANGE BEARING NOTCH 3. REPLACED BEARINGS, OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. 4. SECOND FAILURE OF BEAR…
2005-12-04	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	No	0	BEARING FAILURE IN THE FINAL DRIVEN FLANGE ASSEMBLY APPROXIMATE DATE OF FAILURE: 12/4/2005 YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 2…
2005-11-20	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	No	0	REAR WHEEL FLANGE BEARINGS FAILED ON ME 2002 HONDA VTX 1800 MOTOR CYCLE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE BIKES AND…
2005-09-24	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING	No	0	THE FLANGE BEARING ON THE REAR WHEEL FAILED. THE BEARING WAS ROUGH AND VERY HARD TO TURN. MANY, MANY METAL SHAVINGS WE…
2005-08-27	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	MY 2002 VTX 1800 EXPERIENCED REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THE BIKE. THE BEARING WAS CHECK…
2005-04-12	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING	No	0	NOISE IN REAR WHEN RIDING, REMOVED REAR WHEEL TO INSPECT AND REPLACED REAR TIRE, FOUND FLANGE BEARING COMING APART, CAG…
2005-04-07	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING	No	0	READ DRIVE FLANGE BEARING FAILURE WAS FOUND DURING ROUTINE MAINTENENCE. BEING AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, I HAD THE DEALER …
2005-04-04	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY	No	0	2002 HONDA VTX 1800 RIGHT SIDE OF THE RADIATOR PLASTIC TRIM MELTED THROUGH.*MR.....THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RADIATOR PLAST…
2005-03-05	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING	No	0	I OWN A 2002 HONDA VTX RETRO . I AM A MEMBER OF THE VTXOA , IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION AFTER READY WHAT OTHER OWNERS H…
2005-02-09	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING	Yes	1	FAILURE OF THE REAR BEARINGS IN THE FINAL DRIVE FLANGE OF MY 2002 HONDA VTX MOTORCYCLE.
2005-01-14	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING	No	0	BEARING FAILURES ON THE FLANGE OR WHEEL BEARINGS OF 2002 HONDA VTX 1800C MOTORCYCLE. *JB
2005-01-03	STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND	No	0	RECALL NOTICE NOT RECEIVED IN TIME FOR DEFECTIVE BOLT IN VTX1800G/R MOTORCYCLE. *BF
2004-12-27	STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND	No	0	04V564000/HONDA MOTORCYCLE/SIDE STAND. THE OWNER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THIS DEFECT ON DECEMBER 27, 2004. HONDA HAS …
2004-10-31	STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND	No	0	THE BOLT IS FLEXING BUT THE SIDE STAND HASN'T BROKEN YET. THE VEHICLE'S VIN # IS IN THE DEFECTIVE SERIAL RANGE FOR THE …
2004-09-10	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	KICK STAND RETRACT SPRING STUD BROKE ALLOWING THE SIDE STAND TO LOWER AND KILL THE ENGINE. THE STUD BROKE WHILE STOPPE…
2004-09-10	STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND	No	0	KICK STAND BROKE PT#HOOK SPRING50536-MCH-000 MOTOCYCLE KICK STAND SPRING HOLDER BROKE WITCH MEANS BIKE STALLS WILE RIDI…
2004-09-09	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS	No	0	THE BOLT WHICH HOLD THE KICKSTAND SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
2004-08-25	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	1. REAR TIRE REPLACMENT. 2. REAR BEARING FLANGE FAILURE, 3. DEALER REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY
2004-08-17	PARKING BRAKE	No	0	THE SIDE STAND SPRING MOUNT ON 2002, HONDA VTX, 1800 C FELL OFF ALONG WITH THE SPRINGS AS CONSUMER WAS GETTING OFF THE …
2004-08-13	STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND	No	0	SPRING HOOK TO THE SIDE STAND UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE WHILE TRAVELING CAUSING THE SIDE STAND TO DROP AND ENGAGE THE ENGINE K…
2004-04-10	STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND	No	0	SIDESTAND ROD ON MOTORCYCLE BROKE DURING NORMAL OPERATION CAUSING THE TENSION SPRING TO FALL OFF, LEAVING THE SIDESTAND…
2004-01-23	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES	No	0	ON A HONDA VTX 1800C MOTORCYCLE, THE SPRING HOOK BROKE THAT HOLDS THE SPRING TO KEEP THE KICKSTAND IN PLACE. AS A RESU…
2003-03-15	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	DECOMPRESSION LOBE ON THE FRONT CYCLINDER HAS FAILED ON MY 2002 VTX1800R. DECOMPRESSION LOBE IS STUCK IN OPEN POSTIION …