Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / VTX1800 / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005009450 Incident Date: Mar, 04 2005
Consumer's City: NEW ALBANY Consumer's State: IN
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: Power train:driveline:center support bearing
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1HFSC49032A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 04 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 21 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: i own a 2002 honda vtx retro . i am a member of the vtxoa , it has come to my attention after ready what other owners have experienced that there may be a problem with the final drive bearings or the final drive flange. i receantlly inspected my final drive, and much to my displeasure discovered i am also a victom of failure. i will be ordering new bearings to fix this problem temporally. please use this link to futher investigate this problem as there is much more information than i can provide here. http://www.vtxoa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=58952 there have been numerous cases of bearing failer posted here and i sincerly hope you will investigate with upmost speed as motorcycle riding season is about to start and i would be afraid of what a total failure at high speed might cause. thanks matt a mckinley. *ak