Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / VTX1800 / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004256209 Incident Date: Jan, 22 2004
Consumer's City: MAINEVILLE Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: VTX1800 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1HFSC46012A Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 24 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 15 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On a honda vtx 1800c motorcycle, the spring hook broke that holds the spring to keep the kickstand in place. as a result, the kickstand falls to the ground which turns off the engine. this happened in traffic, resulting in the engine stopping and the motorcycle coming to a stop unexpectedly. automobiles behind me almost ran into the rear end of the motorcycle. honda motorcycles is aware of this catastrophic failure that occurs with the kickstand spring hook. *la