2006 Honda VTX1800N
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 2006 Honda VTX1800N. Newest first.
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 and remedy
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.
Owner complaints
2 complaints2 involved a crash1 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Service brakes
This motorcycle has a brake interlock that applies 2 of the front brake's 6 pistons when the rear brake pedal IS depressed. On any slick surface or on soft surfaces, the front brake can lock with a light touch to the rear brake pedal only, causing complete loss of control, and the motorcycle…
This motorcycle has a brake interlock that applies 2 of the front brake's 6 pistons when the rear brake pedal IS depressed. On any slick surface or on soft surfaces, the front brake can lock with a light touch to the rear brake pedal only, causing complete loss of control, and the motorcycle falling over. Honda calls it a safety device. It almost killed me on a wet road one day. I stepped on the rear brake to test the traction available, and since the rear wheel didn't skid, I pressed a bit harder, unaware of the brake connection system. Both wheels immediately locked, and before I could do anything about it, in a split second the bike went down on the right side, trapping my foot under it and removing skin from my leg, ankle, elbow, and hand, as I was dragged along, crashing into a wooden post by the road, and breaking the headlight off as well as the brake lever and master cylinder for the front brake and other nasty scratch damage. This motorcycle weighs over 750 pounds, and IS impossible to get out from under if it falls on you, hence the bodily injury. The manufacturer needs to engineer and supply a kit to eliminate the brake connection system. The application of rear brake alone on a regular motorcycle stabilizes the bike and allows for feel of rear traction, telling the operator if it IS safe to apply the front brake, and how hard you can apply both or one of the motorcycle brakes. This system defeats safety of separately applied front and rear brakes which have always been on motorcycles for safety and control reasons. It must be recalled and changed. The exact same thing happened to one of my friends on a gravel road at about 15 mph. *tr
- Power train › Driveline
I am the unfortunate owner of a honda vtx 1800n that has the all to well known rear flange bearing defect. This issue has been reported by hundreds of people to nhtsa and on several other websites yet nhtsa has ignored the problem. After researching it I found all of these complaints as well…
I am the unfortunate owner of a honda vtx 1800n that has the all to well known rear flange bearing defect. This issue has been reported by hundreds of people to nhtsa and on several other websites yet nhtsa has ignored the problem. After researching it I found all of these complaints as well: http://www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2004/honda/vtx1300 note that the 1800 and 1300 rear end are similar (just the gear ratio IS different). I hope this issue will be looked at and a recall issued. *Tr
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10128559Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of July 23, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and service bulletins 14-040, Safety Recall: Accord, Civic, and Others ? Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized, 14-045, Recall: Front Driver?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity Recall, and 14-046, Recall: Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity have been posted to ISIS. However, due to the large number of affected units, American Honda is still in the process of populating the VIN status inquiry function on iN, which is expected to take several days. When this process is complete, American Honda will notify all dealers again via iN message. Until that time, the existing acknowledgement procedure must be used for all potentially affected vehicles.
- 10128531Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of August 4, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and VIN status inquiry has been updated.
- 10043248Honda: on some model vehicles, there IS an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on GR8 diagnostic battery station.
- 10032953Honda: warranty extension-vehicle warranty mileage. Class action lawsuit alleging that the odometers on certain 2002-2006 honda models were overstating mileage. Federal court provided final approval of settlement on 12/29/07. No models listed.
- 10025523Load carrying capacity reduced label for all honda vehicles.