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2009 Honda VT750 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 May 6, 2011
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 Sep 25, 2009

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2009 Honda VT750. 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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Transmission
Filed May 6, 2011

2009 HONDA SHADOW MOTORCYCLE, DRIVE SHAFT POORLY INSTALLED CAUSING SEALS TO LEAK AT BOTH ENDS, REPAIR ENDED UP BEING WELL OVER 3 WEEKS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10399337
Incident
May 6, 2011
Mileage
6,900 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 11, 2010

REAR TIRE BLOWOUT ON 2009 HONDA VT750C SHADOW AERO MOTORCYCLE WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH... INSPECTION REVEALED DEFECTIVE TIRE VALVE STEM RUPTURED UNDER WHEEL RIM. MOTORCYCLE IS 6 MONTHS OLD WITH 1803 MILES ON ODOMETER. AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BEFORE EACH RIDE AND THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. I SAVED DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM BEFORE HAVING IT REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10354998
Incident
Sep 11, 2010
Mileage
1,803 mi
Engine
Filed Jun 17, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA VT750C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXCESSIVELY AND VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. THE VIBRATIONS WERE SO SEVERE THAT THE CONTACTS VISION WAS SEVERELY IMPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER ADVISED CONTACT THAT HIS MODEL VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE SAFETY RELATED AND WANTED THE ISSUE ADDRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4 AND THE CURRENT WAS 2,050.

NHTSA ID
10336773
Incident
Aug 21, 2009
Mileage
4 mi
SuspensionTransmission
Filed Oct 5, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA AEOR VT750 MOTORCYCLE. WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH OR IN 5TH GEAR THE MOTORCYCLE VIBRATES BADLY, AS IF THE SUSPENSION WAS FAILING. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700. UPDATED 11/03/09 *BF THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT MOTORCYCLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 11/04/09 THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NOW MAKES UNUSUAL NOISES IN ALL GEARS EXCEPT 5TH GEAR. UPDATED EVOQ 10/29/10*JB

NHTSA ID
10286329
Incident
Aug 1, 2009
Mileage
4 mi
Suspension
Filed Sep 25, 2009

I PURCHASED A HONDA VT 750C MOTORCYCLE FROM HONDA IN SALISBURY, MARYLAND ON AUGUST 1, 2009. I HAVE RIDDEN THE BIKE ABOUT 400 MILES AND AT SPEEDS ABOVE FIFTY MILES PER HOURS THE CYCLE VIBRATES BADLY. AT SPEEDS OVER 55 THE CYCLE BOUNCES SEVERELY ENOUGH TO BOUNCE THE RIDER'S EYEBALLS TO THE POINT THAT VISION IS SEVERELY IMPAIRED. I RETURNED THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED HONDA INC. THEY SEEM LESS THAN CONCERNED TO SAY THE LEAST. IT IS THE DEALERSHIPS POSITION THAT ALL OF THE VT 750'S RIDE IN A LIKE MANNER. IF THAT IS THE CASE THESE BIKES NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE ROAD. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT INHERENT DANGER IN RIDING ANY MOTORCYCLE. YOUNGER INEXPERIENCE RIDERS MAY NOT RECOGNIZE THE DANGER REPRESENTED BY THE LOSS OF VISUAL ACUITY. ADDING THIS LEVEL OF DANGER TO CYCLING IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF THE BIKES ALL BOUNCE, THEY SHOULD BE BOUNCED FROM THE ROAD AND ALL OWNERS COMPENSATED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10285237
Incident
Aug 1, 2009
Mileage
5 mi

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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