2006 Honda VTX1800R 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 2006 Honda VTX1800R, 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
- Other / unspecified150.0%
- Steering150.0%
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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
AFTER GETTING A NEW SET OF TIRES PUT ON MY MOTORCYCLE, I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A WOBBLE THAT STARTS WHEN I DECELERATE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WITH NO BRAKING AND IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I HAVE HAD THE BIKE BACK TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC THAT INSTALLED THE TIRES. THE FRONT TIRE WAS BALANCED, THEN REPLACED. THE LAST TIME THAT I HAD THE BIKE LOOKED AT, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT APPEARS THE STEM NUT NEEDED TIGHTENING DOWN, AND CHARGED ME FOR LABOR ON THIS AS WELL. NOW, THE BIKE STILL HAS THE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END, ONLY IT OCCURS AT AROUND 60MPH INSTEAD OF 40-50. I HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, AND IT APPEARS THE FRONT STEERING BEARINGS USED IN THIS SERIES OF MOTORCYCLE HAVE A CHRONIC ISSUE, IN FACT SO SEVERE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURERS MAKING REPLACEMENT BEARINGS THAT ALLEVIATE THIS ISSUE WITH THE OEM BEARINGS. I WILL BE LOOKING INTO GETTING THIS REPLACEMENT DONE MYSELF THROUGH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO I FEEL SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE ISSUE THE FIRST TIME AROUND. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
AFTER GETTING A NEW SET OF TIRES PUT ON MY MOTORCYCLE, I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A WOBBLE THAT STARTS WHEN I DECELERATE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WITH NO BRAKING AND IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I HAVE HAD THE BIKE BACK TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC THAT INSTALLED THE TIRES. THE FRONT TIRE WAS BALANCED, THEN REPLACED. THE LAST TIME THAT I HAD THE BIKE LOOKED AT, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT APPEARS THE STEM NUT NEEDED TIGHTENING DOWN, AND CHARGED ME FOR LABOR ON THIS AS WELL. NOW, THE BIKE STILL HAS THE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END, ONLY IT OCCURS AT AROUND 60MPH INSTEAD OF 40-50. I HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, AND IT APPEARS THE FRONT STEERING BEARINGS USED IN THIS SERIES OF MOTORCYCLE HAVE A CHRONIC ISSUE, IN FACT SO SEVERE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURERS MAKING REPLACEMENT BEARINGS THAT ALLEVIATE THIS ISSUE WITH THE OEM BEARINGS. I WILL BE LOOKING INTO GETTING THIS REPLACEMENT DONE MYSELF THROUGH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO I FEEL SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE ISSUE THE FIRST TIME AROUND. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. *TR
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
Data on this page last refreshed .