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2001 Honda Shadow

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 25, 2001
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 Honda Shadow, most frequently naming the suspension, driver assistance and engine categories. 3 manufacturer communications are on file.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Suspension250.0%
  • Driver assistance125.0%
  • Engine125.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Engine
Filed Oct 25, 2001

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF 2001, HONDA, SHADOW DELUXE 600 MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED MOTORCYCLE FOUR TIMES, AND COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID
898197
Incident
Nov 1, 2000
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 6, 2001
Crash reported

AFTER OPENING THROTTLE MOTORCYCLE TOOK OFF IN NEUTRAL AND CAUSED IT TO FLIP OVER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE MOTORCYCLE JUMPED IN GEAR BY ITSELF BEFORE THE CONSUMER WAS READY. KICKSTAND WAS DOWN AND BOTH FEET WERE ON THE GROUND. *YH

NHTSA ID
892127
Incident
Jun 19, 2001
Suspension
Filed Jun 11, 2001

WHILE DRIVING MOTORCYCLE AT SPEEDS FROM 35 MPH AND UP A CONTINUOUS LOPING IS FELT, AT 40 MPH THE TANK SHAKES QUITE A BIT, AT 50 MPH FRONT TURN SIGNALS OSCILLATE UP AND DOWN, DEALER STATED WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE OFF BY 20 GRAMS, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIR BIKE STILL RODE THE SAME, CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A FRONT END PROBLEM. *SLC

NHTSA ID
561529
Incident
May 16, 2001
Suspension
Filed Jun 6, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY NOTICED THAT MOTORCYCLE VIBRATES. *AK

NHTSA ID
889914
Incident
May 10, 2000

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

DLR MSG - Honda

AIR BAGS

Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of August 4, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and VIN status inquiry has been updated.

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AIR BAGS

Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of July 23, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and service bulletins 14-040, Safety Recall: Accord, Civic, and Others ? Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized, 14-045, Recall: Front Driver?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity Recall, and 14-046, Recall: Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity have been posted to ISIS. However, due to the large number of affected units, American Honda is still in the process of populating the VIN status inquiry function on iN, which is expected to take several days. When this process is complete, American Honda will notify all dealers again via iN message. Until that time, the existing acknowledgement procedure must be used for all potentially affected vehicles.

08-040

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY REDUCED LABEL FOR ALL HONDA VEHICLES. *PE

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Honda Shadow by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2002100025.7
2001Viewing400—
2000400—
1997400—

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.