AI DamageHonda Vtx1800n: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Honda Vtx1800n across 1 model years: 2 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Powertrain 50% of all complaints
- 2 Service brakes 50% of all complaints
- Powertrain: 1 complaints (50% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Service brakes: 1 complaints (50% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powertrain | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
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…
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.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
Other models of this make
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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.