Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / VALKYRIE / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999089487 Incident Date: Mar, 07 1999
Consumer's City: ELIZABETH Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: VALKYRIE Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1HFSC3434WA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 31 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The rear tire developed a bulge in the center of the tread while riding. the motorcycle became barely rideable. at a friend's shop we removed and inspected the tire. it appeared that the tread was separating from the casing. i have since seen about 2 dozen complaints on various internet message boards describing the very same problem. i have a file of these descriptions if you are interested.( dot number: call me tire size: 180/70r 16 )