2004 Honda VT1100C

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission › shift pattern indicator. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension › Rear › Shock Absorber1
000
Power Train › Manual Transmission › Shift Pattern Indicator1
000
Power Train › Driveline1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Power Train › Driveline
Filed Jul 12, 200821,000 milesTX

THE DRIVE LINE COVER DOES NOT KEEP WATER FROM THE DRIVE LINE. THIS HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE LINE GEARS. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT YET BUT THERE IS AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WILL DO NOTHING EVEN THOUGH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED. *TR

Suspension › Rear › Shock Absorber
Filed Jun 1, 2005NC

DT: CONTACT STATES DUE TO A BOLT LEFT OUT OF THE REAR SHOCK WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE THE REAR SHOCK FELL OFF. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission › Shift Pattern Indicator
Filed Aug 30, 200450 milesVA

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS GEAR LEVER FELL LOOSE AND HUNG DOWN, BUT DIDN'T SEPARATE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND EXITING A RAMP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE MOTORCYCLE. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20071100Routine
20062000Routine
20051000Routine
2004 — this page3000Routine

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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.