Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2002 Honda VTX1800 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE BOLT IS FLEXING BUT THE SIDE STAND HASN'T BROKEN YET. THE VEHICLE'S VIN # IS IN THE DEFECTIVE SERIAL RANGE FOR THE SIDE STAND RECALL 04V564000 BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS SAYING THE VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY. THEY ARE INVESTIGATING. *AK *JB
RECALL NOTICE NOT RECEIVED IN TIME FOR DEFECTIVE BOLT IN VTX1800G/R MOTORCYCLE. *BF
04V564000/HONDA MOTORCYCLE/SIDE STAND. THE OWNER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THIS DEFECT ON DECEMBER 27, 2004. HONDA HAS INFORMED THE DEALERS NOT TO ORDER PARTS FOR THE RECALL UNTIL A TOTAL NUMBER OF MOTOR CYCLES HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR. THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE MOTORCYCLES. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT WAS STATED IN THE NOTICE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
KICK STAND BROKE PT#HOOK SPRING50536-MCH-000 MOTOCYCLE KICK STAND SPRING HOLDER BROKE WITCH MEANS BIKE STALLS WILE RIDING IN GEAR BECAUSE KICK STAND DOWN AND BIKE FALLING OVER WILE PARKED.A SERIOUS HASARD WILE RIDING AND A COSTLY DAMADGE WILE PARKED OR COULD FALL OVER ON SOMEONE BIKE WEIGHS OVER 700 LPS. *AK
THE BOLT WHICH HOLD THE KICKSTAND SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
SPRING HOOK TO THE SIDE STAND UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE WHILE TRAVELING CAUSING THE SIDE STAND TO DROP AND ENGAGE THE ENGINE KILL SWITCH SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF IN TRAFFIC. *JB
THE SIDE-STAND SPRING ANCHOR FAILED AND THE SIDE STAND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN ITS UN-DEPLOYES (RETRACTED) POSITION. THIS COULD BE DISASTEROUS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT BACK TO MY DEALER AND THEY RELUCTANTLY REPLACED IT IMMEDIATLY, THEY WANTED ME TO LEAVE THE BIKE THERE. THE FAILURE OCCURED SOME 200 MILES FROM HOME ON A SUNDAY AND I HAD TO "MCGYVER" IT WITH BUNGEE CORDS AND ONCE I FAILED TO HOLD THE SIDE STAND DOWN, IT RETRACTED, AND THE BIKE FELL OVER!*AK
SIDESTAND ROD ON MOTORCYCLE BROKE DURING NORMAL OPERATION CAUSING THE TENSION SPRING TO FALL OFF, LEAVING THE SIDESTAND IN A STATE WHERE IT WOULD NOT STAY IN THE RAISED POSITION. I REPLACED THE SPRING ROD WITH AN IDENTICAL PART. *JB
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.
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Data on this page last refreshed .