NHTSA recall 04V564000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V564000 |
| Manufacturer's number | P53 |
| Manufacturer | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| Reported | 2004-11-30 |
| Owners notified | 2004-11-30 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND |
| Units potentially affected | 12866 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE WASHER FOR THE SIDE STAND SPRING BOLT DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT HARNESS AND COULD DEFORM, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE BOLT TO FLEX AND EVENTUALLY BREAK DURING SIDE STAND OPERATION.
What can happen
A RETRACTED SIDE STAND COULD DROP WHILE RIDING, POSSIBLY ACTIVATING THE SIDE STAND IGNITION CUT-OFF SYSTEM. IF THE IGNITION IS CUT, THE ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED WASHER AND A NEW SPRING BOLT AND NUT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-866-784-1870.
Notes
HONDA RECALL NO. P53.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2002 HONDA VTX1800 | Built 2001-02-10 to 2001-10-31. |
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Investigated as PE04063
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE04063 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2004-09-15, closed 2005-01-21. UNINTENDED SIDE-STAND DEPLOYMENT. STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| VTX1800C1 | 2001-12-17. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING PRODUCT UPDATE CAMPAIGN, PRIMARY GROUND CABLE REROUTING. *AJ |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.