Honda Vtx1800r: problems, complaints, bulletins

Summary for the Honda Vtx1800r across 1 model years: 1 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	1	0	0	0

What fails most often

1 Steering 100% of all complaints
2 Wheels 100% of all complaints

Circle size and colour show each component’s share of NHTSA complaints. Schematic only, not a drawing of the exact model.

Steering: 1 complaints (100% of all).
Wheels: 1 complaints (100% of all).

Components owners complain about

Component	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)
Steering	1	0	0
Wheels	1	0	0

What owners report

Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.

After getting a new set of tires put on my motorcycle, I noticed that there is a wobble that starts when I decelerate anywhere between 40 and 50 mph with no braking and in a straight line. I have had the bike back to a dealership and the mechanic that installed the tires. The front tire was balanced, then replaced.
Steering · 2006 · 2013-05-31 · NHTSA complaint #10514476

What to check before buying

Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.

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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.