NHTSA Safety Recalls
Honda VTX1800 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the Honda VTX1800, across 1 model year from 2002 to 2002.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 3
- Most recalls
- 2002
- Owner complaints
- 132
2002–2002, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 132 complaints with NHTSA about the Honda VTX1800 across 6 model years; the most, 63, concern the 2002.
Owners marked a crash on 3 of the Honda VTX1800 complaints (2%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Honda VTX1800 model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 37 complaints), then the suspension (34).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Honda VTX1800 in 2005: 25, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Honda VTX1800 is power train: manual transmission, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Honda VTX1800 recall, 09V362000, was reported on September 17, 2009 and concerns the structure: frame and members.
Honda VTX1800 years to avoid
Too few Honda VTX1800 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 0 | 53 | 26 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 3 | 63 | 34 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Honda VTX1800 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Honda VTX1800
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS1
- STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND1
Honda VTX1800 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Honda VTX1800 recall campaign (3)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09V362000September 17, 2009 | structure: frame and members | 2002 | crash | 688 |
| 04V564000November 30, 2004 | structure: motorcycle: kickstand/center stand | 2002 | crash | 12,866 |
| 01V134000May 9, 2001 | power train: manual transmission | 2002 | crash | 70 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Honda VTX1800. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: May 22, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted