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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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Mileage unknown · Sep 15, 2005
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2005 HONDA SABRE HAD A BOLT MISSING ON THE FRONT FORKS.*MR THE DEALER REPLACED THE MISSING BOLT AND CHECK THE REMAINING ONE WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE LOOSE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR SHOCK WAS MISSING ITS PIN BECAUSE THE BOLT AND WASHER WERE MISSING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY ORDERED …
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2005 HONDA SABRE HAD A BOLT MISSING ON THE FRONT FORKS.*MR THE DEALER REPLACED THE MISSING BOLT AND CHECK THE REMAINING ONE WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE LOOSE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR SHOCK WAS MISSING ITS PIN BECAUSE THE BOLT AND WASHER WERE MISSING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY ORDERED NEW PARTS BUT IN THE MEAN TIME THE CONSUMER HAD TO GO TO A HARDWARE STORE TO GET BOLTS. THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT HE BIKE HAD LOST BOLTS WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN AND FEELS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM. *NM
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