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2004 Honda VTX1300

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 2004 Honda VTX1300 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 35.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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78Owner complaints

Model-year median: 35

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

2004 Honda VTX1300

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 78 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Steering: 33 reports
  • Suspension: 25 reports
  • Vehicle Speed Control: 9 reports
  • Power Train: 6 reports
  • Wheels: 5 reports

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Recall links

    No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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    How this year compares

    Owner complaints by model year

    Other model years Selected year
    35
    2003    78
    2004    47
    2005    35
    2006    36
    2007
    Compare all VTX1300 years →

    Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

    What owners reported most

    Steering
    33    Suspension
    25    Vehicle Speed Control
    9    Power Train
    6    Wheels
    5
    All reported categories
    Electrical System
    4    Unknown Or Other
    3    Fuel System, Gasoline
    2    Engine And Engine Cooling
    1    Structure
    1

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    When problems were reported

    Mileage at the reported incident

    52 reports with mileage · 26 unknown

    NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

    What to inspect

    Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

    • Steering. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Suspension. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

    NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

    3 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

    Unknown Or Other complaints

    3 reports
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    7,781 miles · Sep 3, 2011
    SteeringUnknown Or Other

    JUST PURCHASED THIS BIKE I'M 2ND OWNER, AND WHILE INSPECTING THIS BIKE I NOTICED THAT LEFT SIDE OF FRONT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY WORN BUT RIGHT SIDE HAD TREAD, SO I REPLACED WITH NEW DUNLOP TIRES FRONT AND REAR AND AFTER DRIVING HAVING ONLY 300 MILES ON BIKE ONE DAY I LET GO OF LEFT HAND GRIP AT 40 MPH TO SCRATCH MY NOSE AND THE BIK…

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    JUST PURCHASED THIS BIKE I'M 2ND OWNER, AND WHILE INSPECTING THIS BIKE I NOTICED THAT LEFT SIDE OF FRONT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY WORN BUT RIGHT SIDE HAD TREAD, SO I REPLACED WITH NEW DUNLOP TIRES FRONT AND REAR AND AFTER DRIVING HAVING ONLY 300 MILES ON BIKE ONE DAY I LET GO OF LEFT HAND GRIP AT 40 MPH TO SCRATCH MY NOSE AND THE BIKE FRONT WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE ENOUGH TO REALLY SCARE ME. I CALLED HONDA THEY SAID WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER GETTING ON LINE WITH SEVERAL VTX OWNERS WEB-SITES AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VTX 1300. I HAVE NEW TIRES AND VTX WITH LESS THAN 8000 MILES ON BIKE, SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

    NHTSA ODI #10423140

    Mileage unknown · Aug 26, 2005
    Unknown Or Other

    SPEEDOMETER READ 10% HIGHER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED CAUSING A DRIVING HAZARD. SINCE I AM GOING 10% SLOWER THAN THE TRAFFIC, I CAN BE HIT IN THE REAR. *JB

    NHTSA ODI #10134367

    1 miles · Aug 26, 2005
    Unknown Or Other

    SPEEDOMETER INCORRECT AS VERIFIED WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. 10% OVER ACTUAL SPEEDS. CAUSES ME TO GO SLOWER THAN OTHER TRAFFIC UNINTENTIONALLY. ANGERS DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES AND PLACES MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER IN DANGER. THIS CAN BE REMEDIED WITH A SPEEDO HEALER BUT WHY SHOULD I SPEND $100 TO CORRECT A DEFECT IN HONDA'S DESIG…

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    SPEEDOMETER INCORRECT AS VERIFIED WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. 10% OVER ACTUAL SPEEDS. CAUSES ME TO GO SLOWER THAN OTHER TRAFFIC UNINTENTIONALLY. ANGERS DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES AND PLACES MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER IN DANGER. THIS CAN BE REMEDIED WITH A SPEEDO HEALER BUT WHY SHOULD I SPEND $100 TO CORRECT A DEFECT IN HONDA'S DESIGN?*JB

    NHTSA ODI #10134273

    Recall campaigns

    0

    No recalls in this snapshot.

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    Defect investigations

    0

    No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

    An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.