NHTSA Complaint #10432467 — 2007 HONDA VTX1300
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10432467 |
| Vehicle | 2007 HONDA VTX1300 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 500 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
SINCE ABOUT 500 MILES INTO THE PURCHASE OF THIS BIKE I NOTICED A SLIGHT WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING WHENEVER I SLIGHTLY TOOK PRESSURE OFF THE HANDLE BARS. THIS WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END ( SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE ) HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UP THIS DAY. JUST YESTERDAY I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PULL OUT CHANGE WITH ONE HAND TO PAY A TOLL FEE WHILE THE OTHER HAND WAS STILL ON THE OPPOSITE HANDLE BAR. AT THE POINT I LET GO OF THE HANDLE BAR WITH THE ONE HAND ,THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING SO BAD THAT IF I WOULD NOT OF GRABBED THE OTHER SIDE AGAIN QUICKLY! , I BELIEVE THE FRONT END WOULD OF TWISTED UP AND THE BIKE AND I WOULD OF BEEN SLIDING DOWN THE BRIDGE. NOT GOOD. I'VE BEEN ASKING AROUND SINCE THIS BEGAN WITHOUT ANY SOLID ANSWER , BUT I DID NOTICE TODAY THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE CONCURS WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF CONCERN POSTED ON THE WEB SINCE 2007. SO IF A SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND, THAN I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. IF NOTHING HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE MANUFACTURE YET , I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS GOVERNMENT DIVISION HAD SHOWED THERE TEETH ABOUT THIS OBVIOUS AND CONSISTENT CONCERN AND IS DOING TO SOMETHING TO PREVENT WHAT IS PREVENTABLE. HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY! AND GO RATTLE SOME CAGES! *TR
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