Supertrapp/jardine is an ohio company offering motorcycle accessories. I purchased a 2005 honda vtx 1800 motorcycle with a jardine backrest installed. This backrest was a very expensive, premium product costing considerably more than the competition. My wife noticed fatigue cracks in the side brackets of this backrest. I took photos of the fatigue cracks and sent them to supertrapp/jardine and asked to purchase new brackets and send the defective brackets back for evaluation. They asked for pictures and a receipt for this backrest which I no longer have. I sent the pictures and their response was that these brackets would not be a warranty item without the receipt. This I believe is a design flaw not requiring warranty. The bracket if continued to crack could fail and eject a passenger from the rear seat of the motorcycle onto the ground thereby causing injury or death. I am appalled at the response from the manufacturer by not taking any action to address this defect. All brackets manufactured by this company should be recalled and replaced with higher gauge metal. I am contacting you for the concern of the many brackets like this that have been sold and installed on motorcycles without being noticed by their owners. *js *as *tr *ln
The worst 2005 Honda VTX1800 problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Body1
- Transmission1
- Wheels1
Problems by type
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- Body1
- Transmission1
- Wheels1
Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Technical service bulletins for the 2005 Honda VTX1800 8
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
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- Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (AST) module capable of testing...
- Load carrying capacity reduced label for all honda vehicles.
- Honda: warranty extension-vehicle warranty mileage
- Stuck fuel pump CAN cause the vehicle not to start at set-up
- Stuck fuel pump
- Multi-function display - the speedometer and odometer/tripometer on this model displays either mph or kph...
What 2005 Honda VTX1800 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
2005 honda vtx 1800r rear flange bearing located in the rear tire hub assembly. After seeing many failures of this bearing I inspect it every time the rear tire is removed. Bike has only 22000 miles on it. This is the 3rd one I have personally seen on a vtx bike. The cage of the bearing had fully desinigrated and was not much more then metal strips and powder. I am a mechanic by trade and was able to make ther repair myself.
Honda 2005 vtx 1800r1- rear wheel bearing flange, at 39774 miles while replacing rear tire found flange bearings to be flattening on about a third of bearings, it was found before any damaging failure occurred, not yet repaired ,replacement of part forthcoming.
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Questions about the 2005 Honda VTX1800
Is the 2005 Honda VTX1800 reliable?
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 2005 Honda VTX1800, fewer than a typical VTX1800 model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2005 Honda VTX1800?
Body and structure, with 1 complaint. Next is transmission (1).
How many recalls does the 2005 Honda VTX1800 have?
No recalls on record.
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