AI Damage2002 Honda Vt750cd: common problems
Owners of the 2002 Honda Vt750cd filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about wheels and tires. Details by component below, with sources.
Key figures
- Owner complaints
- 3
- involving a crash
- 2
What fails most often
- 1 Wheels 67% of all complaints
- 2 Tires 33% of all complaints
- Wheels: 2 complaints (67% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Tires: 1 complaints (33% of all).
Components owners complain about
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Since bike was new, the rear wheel bounces up and down from 10-60mph. On nov 20, 2001, I was turning left at an intersection when the bouncing rear wheel lost traction and slid sideways. My bike tipped over, crashed and slid on the ground. My left hand, arm, and left leg were injured.
There is a problem with defective rims on hondas shadow spirit 750 motorcycles! After 500 miles I noticed that my motorcycle "bounced" horribly from 20-60mph. When I brought my bike to a dealership to have the wheels balanced, we noticed there were already 6 lead weights on the rear wheel right from the factory since…
Pe 0020; consumer was traveling about 30mph on highway, and rear tires were bouncing up and down, tread separated. Bridgestone, firestone, dot enxbcaj1501.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
Comparison
By complaint count this model year ranks 17,150 of 36,656 model years in the NHTSA data (top 47% most complained about).
On average one model year of the Vt750cd has 2 complaints (2 years in the data). This year has 3, above average.
What to check before buying
- Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
Other years of this model
Questions and answers
What are the most common problems with the 2002 Honda Vt750cd?
Owner complaints to NHTSA most often mention: wheels, tires. Total complaints: 3.
How many service bulletins (TSB) were issued for the 2002 Honda Vt750cd?
NHTSA lists 0 manufacturer service bulletins for this year. A bulletin tells dealers how to diagnose or fix a known issue; it is not a recall.
Should I buy a 2002 Honda Vt750cd from a US auction?
Owner complaints describe defects, not crash damage. Before bidding, check the components listed above and review the lot photos: VinWind builds a report of visible and hidden damage by VIN.
Other 2002 models
Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.