Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / RVT1000R / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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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