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2004 Honda VTX1300

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

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

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78Owner complaints

Model-year median: 35

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
35
200378
200447
200535
200636
2007
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

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

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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