2003 Honda Vtx1300
Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
34
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Honda Vtx1300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | BAD WOBBLE IN STEERING/BEARING BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH. WHEN THIS IS GOING ON IN A CURVE YOU NEARLY LOOSE CONTROL IT CON… |
| 2008-06-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 HONDA VTX1300S MOTORCYCLE. THIS BIKE IS SHAFT DRIVE. WHILE RIDING THROUGH TOWN THE SWING ARM SEPARATED F… |
| 2006-08-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA VT1300S. THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS A DECELERATION "WOBBLE" AT 35-45 MPH. IT IS FELT AT THE HAN… |
| 2006-07-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2003 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE HAS FRONT END WOBBLE AT SPEEDS BELOW APPROX. 45 MPH. *NM |
| 2006-07-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2003 HONDA VTX 1`300S FRONT FROK WOBBLE AS BIKE SLOWS DOWN. THE SEVERITY CHANGES AS THE SPEED DECREASES. THE PROBLEM HA… |
| 2006-04-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR FLANGE BEARING IN VTX 1300 CAME APART, LOOKED AT BEARING WHILE CHANGING REAR TIRE. REPLACE 2004 AND 2003 VTX S BEA… |
| 2005-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLE - 2003 HONDA VTX S/R MODEL PROBLEM IS FRONT END WOBBLE AT 45-35 MPH WHEN DECELERATING. I REPLACED FRONT AND R… |
| 2004-12-08 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE. *JB |
| 2004-12-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER ON THIS VEHICLE IS OFF ABOUT 10 PERCENT, READING ON THE HIGH SIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE NECE… |
| 2004-06-17 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WOBBLE OR SHAKING IN THE FRONT FORKS OF MY 2003 HONDA VTX 1300 AT 40-45 MPH. DEALER SAYS HE CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. THIS … |
| 2004-06-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT END WOBBLED ON MY 2003 HONDA VTX 1300 RETRO MOTORCYCLE. *AK |
| 2004-06-08 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | I HAVE OVER 17,000 MILES MY 2003 HONDA VTX 1300S. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO … |
| 2004-06-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1. WAS NOT INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT TIME OF PURCHASE, THAT THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER IS INACCURATE BY APPROX. 10%. … |
| 2004-06-01 | No | 0 | HONDA VTX MOTORCYCLES HAVE A FRONT END WOBBLE THAT CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. MOTORCYCLE SHAKES ALMOST UNCONTROLABLE AT L… | |
| 2004-06-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | HAVE FRONT END WOBBLE ON HONDA VTX 1300 03 AT 40MPH VERY UNSAFE HONDA SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND DONT SEAM… |
| 2004-05-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2003 HONDA VTX1300 RETRO EXHIBITS AN ABNORMAL WOBBLE IN THE STEERING/HANDLE BARS ON DECELERATION BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MILE… |
| 2003-12-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | RUSTING WHEELS ON 2003 HONDA VTX 1300S. *JB |
| 2003-11-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE HAS BEEN A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT OF MY 2003 HONDA VTX 1300 RETRO FROM THE FIRST DAY I OWNED IT. I HAVE HAD THE WHEE… |
| 2003-09-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN RIDDING MY MOTORCYCLE AT A SPEED OF 50 AND LETTING OFF THE GAS, AT AROUND 45 MPH I GET A WOBBLE REAL BAD FROM THE … |
| 2003-09-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 HONDA VTX 1300 S RETRO. I FIRST NOTICED THE FRONT END WOBBLE AT 450 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT STARTS BETW… |
| 2003-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY SPEEDOMETER IS OFF 10% AS PER THE HONDA REPAIR MAN USING A GPS TO EVALUATE THE DISCREPANCY. |
| 2003-07-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE VTX 1300 HAS A SEVERE WOBBLE ON DECELERATION FROM 45 - 40 MPH THAT REQUIRES THE RIDER TO MAINTAIN A FIRM GRIP ON TH… |
| 2003-07-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2003 HONDA VTX MOTOR CYCLE SPEEDOHMETER IS IN CORRECT, ABOUT 8% FASTER THAN ACTURE SPEED. *JB |
| 2003-07-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN I BOUGHT MY VTX 1300 I ASSUMED THE BIKE WAS IN PROPER WORKING CONDITION, I HAVE SINCE RELIZED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER… |
| 2003-05-13 | WHEELS | No | 0 | FRONT END WOBBLE BETWEEN 35 - 40 MPH UPON DECELERATION. *NM |
| 2003-04-30 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 HONDA VTX 1300S MOTORCYCLE AND I HAVE A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN I DECELERATE IN THE 45-40 MPH RANGE. … |
| 2003-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE FRONT END WOBBLE. AT SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH, THE FRONT END WOBBLES EXCESSIVELY, MANY HONDA VTX RIDERS HAVE REP… |
| 2003-03-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END OF HIS MOTORCYCLE. HE STATED THAT THE MOTOR CYCLE POPS WHEN IT GO… |
| 2003-03-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | No | 0 | FRONT END WOBBLED OFF MOTORCYCLE AT 40-45 MPH SINCE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NEW. *AK |
| 2002-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | NEW VEHICLE PURCHASED IN SEPT 2002. A HONDA MOTORCYCLE, MODEL YEAR 2003 VTX1300 RETRO WAS PURCHASED AND LATER WAS FOUN… |
| 2001-11-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE FRONT WHEEL OF MY HONDA VTX 1300 HAS A MAJOR WOBBLE WHEN I RUN 40 TO 50 MPH. A WHILE BACK (6 OR 7 MONTHS AGO) I TOL… |
| 1901-01-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | MOTORCYCLE'S TIRES WEAR DOWN UNEVENLY ON THE LEFT SIDE.*MR THE MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE FRONT WHEEL AND FORK WO… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION ON THE FRONT END OF THE MOTORCYCLE DUE TO FLAT SPOT IN THE TIRE. *MR THE TIRE WA… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | No | 0 | CONSUMER CALLED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 24 MPH, THE REAR TIRE FISH… |