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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 |