NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Honda VTX1800 Recalls
The 2002 Honda VTX1800 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 17, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Honda VTX1800. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 63
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2002 Honda VTX1800, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2002 Honda VTX1800
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 09V362000
- Reported
- September 17, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 688
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Honda VTX1800
Structure: motorcycle: kickstand/center stand
- Campaign
- 04V564000
- Reported
- November 30, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,866
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Honda VTX1800
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 01V134000
- Reported
- May 9, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Honda VTX1800
2002 Honda VTX1800 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 63 owner complaints about the 2002 Honda VTX1800, the newest on March 7, 2018. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Honda VTX1800, the component group named most often is the suspension (22%), followed by the power train (21%) and the engine and engine cooling (14%).
1 of the 2002 Honda VTX1800's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2002 Honda VTX1800 owners gave the mileage (48 complaints), the median was 15,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension14
- Power Train13
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
- Structure8
- Wheels6
- Tires3
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Honda VTX1800 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 13. 54% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
The 63 complaints about the 2002 Honda VTX1800 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2002 Honda models
Newest record on this page: March 7, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted