Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing
Filed Sep 19, 200644,700 milesMA
FAILURE OF BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 1998 HONDA VALKYRIE GL1500CT MOTORCYCLE. *NM
1998 Honda Valkyrie
Routine
Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires › Tread/Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires › Sidewall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Rear | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equipment › Electrical | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTires › Tread/Belt
Filed Sep 1, 1999CO
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 )
Tires › Sidewall
Filed Jul 26, 1999MI
THE WWW.F6RIDER.COM/VOA SIGHT HAS INFORMED THAT DUNLOP D206 HAS PREMATURE FAILURE TO WHICH I HAVE HAD THE SAME HAPPEN TO ME UPON TIRE REMOVAL FROM THE TIRE RIM THE INSIDE OF THE DUNLOP D206 SHOWED THAT A LARGE BUBBLE HAD FORMED IN THE INSIDE WALL OF THE REAR TIRE, HAS BEEN REFERED TO AS DELAMINATION OR WALL SEPERATION, THIS CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO WOBBLE AND THE MOTORCYCLE BECAME UNSTABLE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 180/70R/16 )
Suspension › Rear
Filed Jun 21, 1999TX
CONSUMER WAS DRIVNG MOTORCYCLE, AND WHENEVER HE WAS ROUNDING A CORNER BACK END SWAYED. CONSUMER REPLACED REAR TIRE WITH ANOTHER DUNLOP TIRE. PLEASE ADD THE VIN.#. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Sep 9, 1998NY
GAS FILLER PORT IS HIGH POLISHED CHROME- IN DAYLIGHT THIS CREATES A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSCREEN CAUSING A LARGE BLIND SPOT.
Power Train
Filed Dec 1, 1997NY
LIGHTING OF SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER AT NIGHT IS BARELY DISCERNIBLE. *AK
Power Train
Filed Nov 26, 1997NC
DESIGN OF THE SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER ARE SUCH THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THEM AT DUSK OR DAWN. IN BRIGHT LIGHT THEY ARE FINE. *AK
Equipment › Electrical
Filed Sep 19, 1997CO
UNDER LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS- DUSK/DAWN, AND AFTER DARK UNDER CERTAIN STREET LIGHTING, THE INSTRUMENTS ARE UNREADABLE. *AK
8 of 8 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.