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2006 Honda VTX1800C

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › rear. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension › Rear1
001

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Other › Owners/Service/Other Manual06V270000
Filed Jul 26, 20061,190,000 vehiclesHonda (american Honda Motor Co.)

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES, THE OWNER'S MANUALS CONTAIN INCORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S (NHTSA) VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE.

Risk. THE LANGUAGE IN THE OWNER'S MANUALS IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS.

Remedy. HONDA WILL SEND A POSTCARD TO DEALERS AND OWNERS WITH THE CORRECT NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE INFORMATION AND WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO INSERT THE CARD INTO THE "REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS" SECTION OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 2, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009, ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238 OR HONDA MOTORCYCLES AT 1-866-784-1870.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension › Rear1 injured
Filed Aug 29, 200636 milesGA

I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA MOTORCYCLE ON JULY 29TH 2006. THE DEALER IS MOUNTAIN ADVENTURES IN CONYERS, GEORGIA. IT WAS A 2006 HONDA VTX 1300C. FROM THE DEALERS LOCATION TO WHERE I AM KEEPING IT IS A 35 MILE RIDE. AT AROUND THE 30 MILE POINT, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AFTER A STOP SIGN, AND DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED BUT I FELL WITH THE MOTORCYCLE ON MY LEFT SIDE. MY LEFT SHOULDER HIT THE PAVEMENT FIRST, FRACTURING MY COLLAR BONE AND ALSO BRUISING SOME RIBS, MUSCLES, AND LEFT ANKLE. I WAS ABLE TO RIDE THE BIKE TO MY STORAGE LOCATION WHERE I AM PARKING IT. THEN I DROVE MYSELF TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK A FRIEND OF MINE TO SEE THE MOTORCYCLE. IT HAD ONLY A FEW SCRATCHES ON IT, BUT MY FRIEND NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR STRUTS/SHOCKS WERE DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME AT THE TOP. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM MOUNTING CONNECTIONS SHOWED THAT THE RETAINING WASHERS THAT HOLD THE STRUTS/SHOCKS IN PLACE WERE NOT INSTALLED. WITHOUT THOSE THE STRUTS/SHOCKS SLIDE OVER THE BOLT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SECURE THEM IN PLACE. THERE WAS OBVIOUS NEGLIGENCE IN THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS BY HONDA MOTORCYCLE DIVISION. I CALLED THE DEALER TO INFORM HIM OF WHAT HAPPENED. THE DEALER SAID THEY RECEIVE THE MOTORCYCLES IN CRATES AND THAT THE REAR END COMES ASSEMBLED FROM HONDA. THEY SAID IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. THE DEALER CAME TO PICK UP THE MOTORCYCLE AND CALLED ME LATER TO SAY HONDA AUTHORIZED THE NECESSARY REPAIR WORK AND PARTS AT NO COST TO ME. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS RETURNED A FEW

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 26, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.