| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000027189 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970 |
| Consumer's City: WALTHAM | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: VTX1800 | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HFSC46032A | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 16 2002 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The vehicle engine is fouling its spark plugs after some small period of riding time causing an extensive increase in bad exhaust emissions. there is a gasoline smell behind the motorcycle. as well as degraded fuel mileage and overall product performance. the problem was determined to be that the honda assembly line installed the engine camshafts off by one tooth, which was identified as the primary reason for the engine to foul. *jg |
