2005 HONDA VTX1300

0 recalls — 54 complaints — 7 TSBs

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

54 total complaints 2 crashes 2 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
STEERING	29
SUSPENSION	4
WHEELS	3
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR	2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	1
STEERING:COLUMN	1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	1

Incident date: May 12, 2021

DEATH WOBBLE FROM 30-65 ON MY MOTORCYCLE. IT WILL CAUSE A WRECK, BIKE WOBBLES OUT OF CONTROL BECAUSE OF FAULTY STEERING BEARINGS ON MY HONDA VTX 1300C.

Incident date: Apr 1, 2017

WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR MT 2005 HONDA VTX 1300S HAS A SERIOUS FRONT END WOBBLE THAT IMPEDES THE SAFE OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE AT SPEEDS 35 - 45

Incident date: Jul 9, 2014

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH THE MOTORCYCLE SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. I HAD JUST PUT FRESH GASOLINE IN THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I RESTARTED THE MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT ISSUE AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE FREEWAY. ONCE I REACHED 70MPH THE MOTORCYCLE AGAIN SHUT OFF. I PU... Read more

Incident date: Jul 9, 2014

Incident date: May 3, 2014

11/08/2014 WHEN I WAS REPLACING REAR BRAKE ROTOR I FOUND PIECES OF FLANGE BEARING ALL OVER THE INSIDE THE HUB, THE BEARING SIMPLY FELL APART WITH LESS THAN 32,000 MILES. I HEARD NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS FOR A FEW WEEKS AND I THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO THE BRAKES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. I READ A LOT OF ISS... Read more

Incident date: Jul 27, 2013

I RECEIVED A 2005 HONDA 1300 VTX R IN JULY, 2013 AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKING IT FOR A RIDE I NOTICED THE FRONT END BEGAN TO WOBBLE OUT OF CONTROL AS I LOOSENED MY GRIPS FROM HANDLE BARS. I NEVER COMPLETELY LET GO OF HANDLE BARS, I WAS JUST RELAXING MY GRIP DUE TO STRESS ON HANDS. THE WOBBLE WAS SO EX... Read more

Incident date: Apr 26, 2013

UPON REMOVING THE REAR TIRE FOR REPLACEMENT, A CHECK OF THE REAR BEARINGS REVEALED THE HUB BEARING TO BE FAULTY. THERE WAS NO GREASE SEAL ON THE REAR OF THE BEARING CAUSING THE BEARING TO BECOME DRY. THE BALLS HAVE BEGUN TO DISINTEGRATE AND TURN BLUE FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT. HAD I NOT CHECKED IT WHE... Read more

Incident date: Sep 11, 2012

IN AUGUST 2012 PURCHASED FROM ORIGINAL OWNER THE MOTORCYCLE IN QUESTION. DRIVING HOME THE BIKE STALLED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY (LUCKY FOR ME WITHOUT INJURY). ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 THE BIKE STALLED ONCE AGAIN ON THE ROAD AND UPON VISUAL INSPECTION I NOTICED GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL VALVE AND CARBUR... Read more

Incident date: May 24, 2012

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300C AND WHILE DECELERATING, USUALLY BETWEEN 45 AND 30 MILES PER HOUR, THE HANDLE BARS AND FRONT END VIOLENTLY START TO WOBBLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IF I DO NOT APPLY STEADY PRESSURE ON THE HANDLE BARS, I COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I BALANCED AND INSTA... Read more

Incident date: Nov 9, 2011

EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING AS I ENTERED A CURVE ON A PAVED ROAD CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND LEAVE THE PAVEMENT AND CRASH. APPROXIMATELY $1500.00 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO THE MOTORCYCLE . I WAS EJECTED OVER THE HANDLEBARS CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION TO MY CHIN AND THE LOSS OF THREE LOWER F... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: May 21, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VTX1300R MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AT 20-25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DEALER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE ... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Jun 3, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VTX1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE DIAPHRAGM OF THE HEAD CAP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEAD COCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2007 MODEL FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE BUT NO... Read more

Incident date: Mar 9, 2009

2005 HONDA VTX 1300R HAS STEERING WOBBLE AT ABOUT 40 MPH. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME DECELERATION BETWEEN 50 MPH AND 35 MPH. I HAD THE STEERING BEARING REPLACED AND HEAVIER SHOCKS PUT ON THE BIKE AND IT STILL WOBBLES. *TR

Incident date: Nov 6, 2010

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA VTX MODEL RETRO MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS A DRIVE FLANGE BEARING FAILURE WITH ONLY 6400 MILE ON IT. FOUND IT WHILE DOING A TIRE CHANGE. THIS IS A REAL ISSUE, A BEARING SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 6400 MILES. *TR

Incident date: Jun 6, 2010

HONDA VTX 1300, HANDLE BARS START TO WOBBLE AT AROUND 40 MPH. DEALER SAID IT WAS FINE !! *TR

Incident date: Jun 6, 2010

THE REAR TIRE FLANGE BEARINGS ARE FAILED ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE AT 20K MILES. *TR

Incident date: Oct 20, 2009

FRONT END WOBBLE. *TR

Incident date: Oct 20, 2009

FRONT END WOBBLE. *TR

Incident date: Apr 29, 2006

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300S MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FRONT TIRE EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE WEAR AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T... Read more

Incident date: Apr 16, 2009

WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300 I HAVE A VERY BAD WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END AROUND 45MPH. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES DUE TO THEIR NEGLECT. *TR

Incident date: Apr 16, 2009

WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300 I HAVE A VERY BAD WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END AROUND 45MPH. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES DUE TO THEIR NEGLECT. *TR

Incident date: May 10, 2009

2005 HONDA VTX 1300R 1 = NORMAL OPERATION 2 = FUEL VALVE LEAK. SAME AS DESCRIBED IN - NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V141000 FOR 2007 HONDA VTX 1300R 3 = DIAPHRAGM REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. THE RESULTING CONDITION AND FIRE HAZARD ON THIS 2005 IS THE SAME AS THE RECALLED YEAR OF 2007 AS WELL AND SHOULD ... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2009

Incident date: May 14, 2009

FRONT FORK WOBBLE ON '05 HONDA VTX 1300R. ON GOING PROBLEM. FRONT END WOBBLES ON DECELERATION AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 45 MPH. MAKES CONTROLLING OF MOTORCYCLE HARD TO HANDLE ESPECIALLY ON CORNERS. *TR

Incident date: Feb 13, 2009

2005 HONDA VTX1300C DATE: 2/13/09 - WHILE REPLACING REAR TIRE FOUND PIECES OF FLANGE BEARING ON THE GROUND REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET BEARING. *TR

Incident date: Aug 15, 2005

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VTX1300. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRE WAS UNEVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND FORKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT MI... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2008

SEVERELY LEAKING FUEL CONTROL VALVE. ANYTIME MOTORCYCLE IS RUNNING. *TR

Incident date: Aug 25, 2005

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. SINCE NEW I HAVE HAD A WOBBLE AT SPEEDS BELOW 45 MPH IN THE HANDLEBARS. DEALER DID NOT SEE IT AS A PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCH ON OUR VTX WEBSITE I HAVE FOUND THE MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. IT WAS SUGGESTE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 3, 2008

I OWN A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. WHEN I DECELERATE FROM 50MPH THE HANDLEBARS START TO PULSATE AND WOBBLE AS I PASS THROUGH 45 MPH. I ALSO EXPERIENCE WOBBLE WHEN I MAKE TURNS. MY MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS 7000 MILES ON IT. I'M ON MY 2ND SET OF TIRES. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THER... Read more

Incident date: Feb 20, 2008

DURING DECELERATION ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX 1300C MOTORCYCLE I NOTICED THAT MY HANDLEBAR WOBBLES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT QUITE RAPIDLY. IT IS THE WORST AT AROUND 40-50 MPH. IT HAS DONE THIS FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. *TR

Incident date: Sep 4, 2005

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300C IS OFF BY APPROX. 10% AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN. FROM EVERYONE THAT I'VE TALKED TO, THAT HAS THE SAME MODEL, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS ONLY CORRECTABLE BY SHELLING OUT $150 FOR AN AFTER-MARKET FIX. *TR UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED *JB

Incident date: Sep 1, 2007

SPEEDOMETER INACCURACY ON 2005 HONDA VTX 1300C MOTORCYCLE. SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS SPEED 6% TO 8% LOWER THAN ACTUAL. *TR

Incident date: May 8, 2006

MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300C HAS EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE WITH A RATTLE, THE DEALER/SERVICE CENTER WAS ABLE TO FIND AND FIX THE RATTLE IN TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS ON THE MOTORCYCLE. RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE THERE HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH OVE... Read more

Incident date: May 8, 2006

Incident date: May 1, 2006

2005 HONDA VTX 1300 FRONT END WOBBLES AT SPEEDS FROM 20 - 40 MPH HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, SAFETY CONCERN. *NM

Incident date: May 1, 2006

2005 HONDA VTX 1300 FRONT END WOBBLES AT SPEEDS FROM 20 - 40 MPH HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, SAFETY CONCERN. *NM

Incident date: Jun 1, 2006

THERE IS A STEERING DEFECT. AT APPROX 40-45 MPH THE FRONT END WOBBLES. IT APPEARS TO HAVE DEFECTIVE BEARINGS. PROBLEM STARTED AT APPROX 2,000 MILES. *NM

Incident date: Sep 6, 2006

I HAVE A FRONT END WOBBLE IN MY MOTORCYCLE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY, MANY OWNERS HAVE, THIS IS ON A 2005 HONDA VTX 2005. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TIRE AND "TRUED" THE FRONT WHEEL AFTER ONLY 600 MILES, I HAVE 2000 MILES ON THE BIKE AND STILL HAVE A WOBBLE, NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS BEFORE THE NEW ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 6, 2006

AT AROUND 7,000 MILES I DEVELOPED A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING AT 35-45 MPH, VERY NOTICEABLE UNDER DECELERATION. AND HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF OTHER RIDERS WITH THE SIMILAR MODEL OF MOTORCYCLE WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND COMPLAINTS. *NM

Incident date: Sep 6, 2006

I EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS "WOBBLE" ON MY 2005 VTX1300S DURING DECELERATION BEGINNING AT ABOUT 45 - 50 MPH. I ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS FRONT END WOBBLE DURING CORNERING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *JB

Incident date: Sep 5, 2006

FRONT END HANDLE BAR SHAKES ON DECELERATION FROM 50 MPH TO 35 MPH. *JB

Incident date: Aug 26, 2006

I NOTICE A "WOBBLE" IN MY STEERING AT DECELERATION FROM ABOUT 50 MPH DOWN TO 30 MPH. VERY NOTICEABLE. VEHICLE IS A HONDA MOTORCYCLE, MODEL VTX 1300 C. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE CAUSED BY INADEQUATE STEERING BEARINGS. I AM LOOKING INTO GETTING REPLACEMENT BEARINGS INSTALLED. *JB

Incident date: Jun 16, 2006

WHILE GOING THROUGH A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING WHICH REQUIRED RAPID SLOWING TO GET THE BIKE UNDER CONTROL. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND A REAR END COLLISION. *NM

Incident date: Jul 20, 2006

STEERING HEAD BEARING CAUSES THE HANDLE BARS TO WOBBLE AT ALL TIMES AND SPEED WHEN RIDING. *NM

Incident date: Jul 19, 2006

WHEN BIKE IS RIDDEN AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 50 MPH, THE HANDLEBARS/FRONT-END WILL WOBBLE BETWEEN AROUND 55 AND 45 MPH. FRONT WHEEL REPLACEMENT HAS NOT HELPED, DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG. MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME BIKE HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, WITH SIMILAR RESULTS (DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRON... Read more

Incident date: Feb 20, 2006

FRONT WHEEL WILL WOBBLE BETWEEN SPEED OF 40-50 MPH. HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY TELL ME THAT I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIR IN THE TIRE. I AIRED UP THE TIRE TO THE PSI THAT I WAS INSTRUCTED, AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

Incident date: Feb 20, 2006

Incident date: Jul 18, 2006

FRONT END WOBBLE ON 05 HONDA VTX 1300S. THE WOBBLE BEGINS WHILE DECELING AND STARTS AROUND 45 AND STOPS AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING HEAD BEARINGS. *NM

Incident date: Jul 21, 2006

DURING DECELERATION ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX 1300C MOTORCYCLE I NOTICED THAT MY HANDLEBAR START TO WOBBLE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT QUITE RAPIDLY. IT IS THE WORST AT AROUND 40-30 MPH. I HAVE ONLY 1700 MILES ON THE BIKE AND HONESTLY IT HAS DONE THIS WOBBLE EVER SINCE BRAND NEW. *NM

Incident date: Jul 22, 2006

FRONT END SHAKES WHEN DECELERATING. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY POORLY DESIGNED STEERING HEAD BEARINGS USED ON THE VTX1300. *NM

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Technical Service Bulletins — 2005 HONDA VTX1300

7 manufacturer communications from 6 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
140000 AIR BAGS	2
062200 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN	1
355100 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS	1
117000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	1
112000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	1
113000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY	1

140000 AIR BAGS

Dealer 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.

140000 AIR BAGS

Dealer 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 Oth

112000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

HONDA: ON SOME MODEL VEHICLES, THERE IS AN ALTERNATOR/STARTER TESTER (AST) MODULE CAPABLE OF TESTING ALTERNATORS, INSTALLED ON GR8 DIAGNOSTIC BATTERY STATION. *PE

113000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

HONDA: ON SOME MODEL VEHICLES, THERE IS AN ALTERNATOR/STARTER TESTER (AST) MODULE CAPABLE OF TESTING ALTERNATORS, INSTALLED ON GR8 DIAGNOSTIC BATTERY STATION. *PE

355100 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY REDUCED LABEL FOR ALL HONDA VEHICLES. *PE

117000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

HONDA: 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

062200 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

COOLING FAN GROUND. HONDA THE WRENCH. *TT

HONDA VTX1300 — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the HONDA VTX1300 across all model years (2007–2008).

2 Total Recalls

279 Total Complaints

0 Investigations

8 Reported Crashes

0 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

HONDA VTX1300 — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2009	0	1	View
2008	1	2	View
2007	1	47	View
2006	0	43	View
2005 (current)	0	54
2004	0	90	View
2003	0	42	View

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