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1999 Honda Valkyrie Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Aug 3, 2010
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 18, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Honda Valkyrie. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Body & structure
Filed Aug 3, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA VALKYRIE 1500 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KICK STAND BOLTS FRACTURED AND WAS CAUSING THE KICKSTAND TO REMAIN HANGING DOWNWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE WITH THE KICKSTAND DOWN. IF THE KICKSTAND WOULD FALL WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT ORDERED THE PART NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED HE WOULD BE SERVICING THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF UPDATED 10/14/10*JB

NHTSA ID
10347045
Incident
Jul 31, 2010
Mileage
25,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Oct 6, 2007

FAILURE OF LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING. BEARING INITIALLY FAILED AND REPLACED 2 YRS AGO AT 50K MILES. FAILED AGAIN THIS YEAR AT 70K MILES WHILE 600 MI FROM HOME. NO AREA DEALER HAD REQUIRED PART(S). HAD TO TRANSPORT MOTORCYCLE HOME VIA TRUCK RENTAL. BIKE EVENTUALLY FIXED AT MY OWN LOCAL DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA REFUSES TO DISCUSS MY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES OR ACKNOWLEDGE THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS PART FAILING PREMATURELY. AN INFORMAL POLL OF 52 OTHER OWNERS SHOWED 22 EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE, 5 OF US TWICE, AND SOME FAILURES OCCURRED IN AS LITTLE AS 12K MILES. TOTAL FAILURE OF THIS PART HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE THE OPERATOR TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY. *JB

NHTSA ID
10205117
Incident
Sep 14, 2007
Mileage
70,012 mi
Suspension
Filed Feb 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 70MPH AND UP MOTORCYCLE WILL HAVE A BAD VIBRATION WHICH INCREASES AS THE SPEED INCREASES. AT 90-95MPH HIGH SPEED WHEEL WOBBLING. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER TO BE FIXED 6 TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
855876
Incident
Jul 10, 1999
SteeringTires & wheels
Filed Aug 18, 1999

TIRES ARE CUPPING, AND REAR TIRE IS BALD, AND THREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRES. ALSO, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. *AK

NHTSA ID
845273
Incident
Aug 11, 1999

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.

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