Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FUEL TANK SHUTOFF VALVE LEAKS FUEL ON HOT CYLINDER AND ENGINE CASE OUT WEEP HOLE CAUSING A FIRE HAZZARD PRESENTS UNSAFE CONDITION WITH ENG RUNNING OR WHEN PARKED WITH COLD ENGINE AS FUEL LEAKS ON THE GROUND CAUSING A FIRE HAZZARD.
2004 HONDA VT750 SHADOW AERO. FUEL SUDDENLY LEAKING FROM PETCOCK VALVE BELOW FUEL TANK. NOTICED STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FUMES AND NOTICED FUEL POURING FROM PETCOCK VALVE ONTO ENGINE AND GROUND. FUEL LEAKS ONTO ENGINE CYLINDERS AND COULD CAUSE FIRE AND ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURIES AND/OR DEATH. *TR
2004 HONDA AERO 750 -MOTORCYCLE; LEAKING FUEL PETCOCK WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR WHILE PARKED. *TR
THE FUEL VALVE (PETCOCK) ON MY 2004 HONDA SHADOW AERO MOTORCYCLE STARTED LEAKING FUEL AND EVENTUALLY FAILED. UPON DIS-ASSEMBLY OF THE VALVE, I DISCOVERED THE RUBBER DIAPHRAGM HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT THE BOTTOM AND FURTHER PREVENTING FUEL FROM REACHING THE CARBURETOR. I REPLACE THE WHOLE VALVE WITH ONE OFF OF A SALVAGED 2006 MODEL. I STILL HAVE THE OLD VALVE. *TR
LEAKING FUEL PETCOCK ON 2004 HONDA SHADOW AERO. PETCOCK LEAKS FUEL ONTO ENGINE AND BIKE PERIODICALLY DIES. *TR
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.