2007 Honda VT750DC Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2007 Honda VT750DC, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure150.0%
- Transmission150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA SHADOW SPIRIT VT750DC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PUTTING DOWN HIS KICK STAND TO LEAN THE BIKE ON, IT SUDDENLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE LANDED ON THE OWNERS LEG BUT HE WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,500.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA VT750DC SHADOW SPIRIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE ATV THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP ,AND THE VALVE WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. THE CLUTCH SLIPPAGE WAS EXTREMELY BAD IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, BUT IMPROVED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE ATV DID NOT RECORD THE MILEAGE.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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