| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007094620 | Incident Date: Jan, 19 2007 |
| Consumer's City: DANVILLE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: RVT1000R | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JH2SC4545YM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 07 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 19 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 2 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2000 rc51 honda motorcycle. i started it up 1/2007 and it smoked real bad so i shut it off. gas tank leak at the rear mount where it (the mount) is welded to the tank which could easly cause a fire. after hearing this has happened to a lot of 2000 rc51s and honda has replaced these tanks i took mine to a dealer for inspection. they determind it was a defect yet honda will not replace it because of age. the motorcycle has only 7000 miles. it has not yet been replaced. tank is at dealer |
