Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
35
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Honda Vtx1300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE FRONT END STARTS TO GET THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN LET OFF THE GAS GOING AROUND 45 MPH. AND IT IS STARTING TO DO IT AT M… |
| 2019-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY STARTER MAGNET SHORTED OUT & BURNED CONNECTING PLUG & ELECTRICAL HARNESS. MY BIKE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE LIKE ALWAYS… |
| 2019-03-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | PETCOCK IS LEAKING THEY WERE RECALLED ON THE 07-09 BUT NOT THE 06 WHEN ITS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING WHI… |
| 2016-05-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE BIKE WOBBLES AND SHAKES VERY BAD WHEN DECELERATING FROM 45 MPH. THIS OCCURS ON STRAIGHT OR WHILE TURNING. |
| 2015-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING. WOBBLE GETS MUCH WORSE WHEN 1 OR 2 HANDS ARE NOT FIRMLY ON HANDLEBARS. GETS MUCH WORSE DURING DEC… |
| 2014-09-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | SEVERE STEERING WOBBLE ON DECELERATION FROM ANY SPEED. GETS WORSE IF I TAKE HANDS OFF BARS, BAD ENOUGH TO CRASH. *TR |
| 2014-05-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VTX1300 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED WHILE … |
| 2014-04-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | HONDA VTX 1300C.. BOUGHT USED.. NOTICED THAT AT AN APPROX. SPEED THE FRONT END WOULD START TO WOBBLE.. SPOKE TO THE DEA… |
| 2014-03-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VTX1300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING FAILED… |
| 2012-08-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VTX 1300 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING AND FRONT END OF THE … |
| 2012-07-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | EXTREME STEERING WOBBLE WITH LIGHT OR SINGLE HANDED GRIP HANDLE BARS. VERY SEVERE! *TR |
| 2012-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING ON MY 2006 VTX1300C SHAKES WHEN YOU LET GO OF ONE SIDE OF THE HANDLEBARS. IF YOU TAKE PRESSURE OFF THE GRIP… |
| 2012-04-26 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VT1300S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AT 75 MPH, HE… |
| 2012-04-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | HANDLEBARS SHAKE BETWEEN 35-45 MPH NOW EVEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS, WOBBLE. GO INTO A TURN IT SEEMS TO DROP JUST A LITTLE ENO… |
| 2011-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WILL SHAKE/VIBRATE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25-40MPH, SOMETIMES MORE VIOLENTLY THAN OTHERS. THE FRONT BEARING WA… |
| 2011-04-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT WHEEL WOBBLES ON 2006 HONDA VTX 1300R WHEN SLOWING DOWN THROUGH 45-40 MPH. *TR |
| 2010-09-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2006 HONDA VTX 1300 RETRO: THE FRONT END WOBBLES DURING DECELERATION FROM SPEEDS OF ABOUT 30 MPH. CHANGING THE FRONT TI… |
| 2010-08-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | 2006 HONDA VTX 1300 PETCOCK LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR |
| 2010-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VTX1300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH HE HEARD A POP… |
| 2009-11-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2006 HONDA VTX 1300R DEVELOPED A STEERING WOBBLE WHEN DECELERATING BETWEEN THE SPEED OF 35 -55 MPH. I NOTICED THIS P… |
| 2009-10-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 25 OR 30 MPH THE HANDLEBARS SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. TRIED NEW TIRES, DID NOT FI… |
| 2009-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VTX1300 HONDA MOTORCYCLE STARTED LEAKING GAS OUT OF FUEL VALVE DIAPHRAGM ONTO THE ENGINE. THE RECALL NOTICE APRIL 1, 20… |
| 2009-05-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | HONDA 2006 VTX 1300R - FRONT WHEEL WOBBLES IN THE SPEED RANGE OF APPROXIMATELY 35-50 MILES PER HOUR, AND IS WORSE ON DE… |
| 2009-02-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VTX1300. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS … |
| 2008-10-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VTX1300. THE CONTACT LEANED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE ON ITS FOOT PEG AND SIMULTA… |
| 2008-08-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | WOBBLE OCCURS IN FRONT END OF MOTORCYCLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. MOTORCYCLE IS A HONDA VTX 1300 2006. *TR |
| 2008-08-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A NEW HONDA MOTORCYCLE: VTX 1300C. IN LESS THAT 2000 MILES, IT HAS DEVELOPED A VERY BAD "WOBBLE" IN THE FRONT… |
| 2008-06-28 | WHEELS | No | 0 | NEW HONDA VTX1300C MOTORCYCLE HAS WOBBLE IN FRONT END. MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS 1500 MILES ON IT AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANT… |
| 2008-05-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VTX1300C MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LICENSE PLATE BRACKET WAS DEFECTIVE … |
| 2007-12-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | ON 12/08/07, I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HONDA VTX1300C FROM: FUN BIKE CENTER, LAKELAND, FLORIDA. AFTER THE BREAK-IN PERIOD … |
| 2007-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | 1. BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS KEEPING HEADLIGHT ON AFTER STARTER SWITCH PUSHED. HAD TO START JIGGLING STARTER SWITCH TO TU… |
| 2007-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | MY SPEEDOMETER IS 11% OFF ACCORDING TO A CERTIFIED (I BELIEVE) DYNOMETER. I HAVE SPOKEN TO HONDA NA, MOTORCITY POWERSPO… |
| 2007-06-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | SEVERE SHAKING OF THE HANDLE BARS. FOUND THAT STEERING FORK BEARINGS WERE BAD. HAD TO REPLACE THEM. LESS THEN 5000 MILE… |
| 2006-11-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WOBBLE ON THE 2006 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. STEERING BEARINGS ARE INSUFFICIENT. HAD TO REPLACE WITH DIFFERE… |
| 2006-08-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT END WOBBLE ON A NEW (3000 MILES) 2006 HONDA VTX 1300 MOTORCYCLE. *NM |