Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / VTX1800 / 2003

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005037059 Incident Date: Sep, 01 2005
Consumer's City: MOUNT VERNON Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: VTX1800 Model Year: 2003
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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 02 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 09 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2003 honda vtx1800r motorcycle rear drive unit bearing failure. the motorcycle was two years old with 20k miles on it. during a routine rear wheel removal, the two radial ball bearings p/n: 6304uu (20x47x20.9) (toyo) were found to be severely damaged, missing bearings etc.... this is the second time this has happened. this can result in a catastrophic rear drive failure while operating the motor vehicle with death and injury as a possible result also who ever it was at honda reporting the vtx to have 106hp should be flagged for a flat out lie. *jb