U.S. public vehicle records

2005 Honda VT750 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

3 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

8,234 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2005 model year. Data updated: 2026-11-07 (November 7, 2026). 3 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel/Propulsion System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 3 complaints (66.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Fuel system concerns	2	66.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Fuel/Propulsion System

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly

Fuel/Propulsion System: 2; Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (3). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009

2014

2016

2009: 1; 2014: 1; 2016: 1

Pattern summary

Fuel/Propulsion System leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 2 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10285541 · 2009-09-28 (September 28, 2009)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VT750. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK LEAKED EACH TIME FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, INCREASED THE RISK OF A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS REFERRED TO A DEALER. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10285541 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10849989 · 2016-03-16 (March 16, 2016)

I NOTICED 3 WEEKS AGO THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AROUND MY BIKE. SO I LOOKED AROUND THE ENGINE AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGING THINGS, BEING OVERLY PRECAUTIOUS. SINCE THEN THE SMELL HAS DEVELOPED INTO A WET SPOT UNDERNEATH MY BIKE, A SMALL PUDDLE. THE FUEL VALVE ON MY GAS TANK IS DRIPPING GAS. THE CHROME ON MY CLUTCH COVER IS NOW WAVY BECAUSE OF THE LEAK. I NORMALLY START MY BIKE IN THE GARAGE TO WARM IT UP BUT AM AFRAID IT WILL START A FIRE. AFTER CONDUCTING SOME RESEARCH I CAME UPON SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,234 miles reported. Look up ODI 10849989 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

3 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-11-07.

100.0%Usable mileage3 / 3 records

100.0%Valid incident date3 / 3 records

100.0%Valid filing date3 / 3 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates3 / 3 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Fuel System, Gasoline	480.0% ODI 10274094 · 8,000 mi LEAKING FUEL PETCOCK ON 2004 HONDA SHADOW AERO. PETCOCK LEAKS FUEL ONTO ENGINE AND BIKE PERIODICALLY DIES. *TR Look up ODI 10274094 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10239792 · 700 mi I PURCHASED A HONDA MOTORCYCLE 2 MONTH AGO. IT WAS A HONDA AERO SHADOW 750. IT HAD ONLY 38 MILES AT PURCHASE. NOW ABOUT 700. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR 2007 BECAUSE OF A FAULTY DIAPHRAGM IN THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE. MY FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS MY COMPLAINT EXCEPT TO SAY IT WAS NOT COVERED. I FEEL THEY SHOULD EXTEND THE CALLBACK TO COVER ALL 750 AERO SHADOW MOTORCYCLES THAT EXHIBIT THAT PROBLEM. IT IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. RAW GASOLINE DRIPPING ON A HOT ENGINE! *TR Look up ODI 10239792 at NHTSA ↗	654.5% ODI 10233612 APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FUEL DIAPHRAGM ON MY HONDA MOTORCYCLE. MY DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE PARTS FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR Look up ODI 10233612 at NHTSA ↗	337.5% ODI 10236913 · 100 mi SOMETIME IN JUNE I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2008 HONDA SHADOW SPIRIT VT750C2 FROM DRYER HONDA SOUTH IN NEW WHITELAND, IN. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS GAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE AND A HOUSING THAT WAS NEXT TO THE ENGINE. I FOUND ONLINE A RECALL FOR THAT PARTICULAR BIKE THAT WAS FOR A GAS LEAK. I BROUGHT THE BIKE BACK TO DRYER AND SHOWED THEM THE SPOTS ON THE BIKE WHERE THE GAS WAS LEAKING. AFTER KEEPING THE BIKE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. I MENTIONED TO THEM THAT I SAW A RECALL ONLINE FOR A GAS… Look up ODI 10236913 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel/Propulsion System	120.0% ODI 10865736 · 16,000 mi FUEL TANK SHUTOFF VALVE LEAKS FUEL ON HOT CYLINDER AND ENGINE CASE OUT WEEP HOLE CAUSING A FIRE HAZZARD PRESENTS UNSAFE CONDITION WITH ENG RUNNING OR WHEN PARKED WITH COLD ENGINE AS FUEL LEAKS ON THE GROUND CAUSING A FIRE HAZZARD. Look up ODI 10865736 at NHTSA ↗	266.7% ODI 10609346 · 2,000 mi THE FUEL PETCOCK (FUEL CONTROL VALVE) DIAPHRAGM IS LEAKING ON A HOT ENGINE. HONDA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART IN THE 2007 AND 2008 BUT NOT FOR THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AS FUEL IS LEAKING ON A HOT ENGINE! I HAVE CALLED HONDA AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SPOKE WITH TWO SEPARATE GENTLEMEN AT [phone removed] WITHOUT LUCK. *TR Look up ODI 10609346 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	218.2% ODI 10523588 · 9,000 mi THE FUEL STARTED LEAKING ON THE MOTOR IN THE ON AND RESERVE SELECTION. IT ALSO MADE MY CHROME CLUTCH COVER PEEL UP. *TR Look up ODI 10523588 at NHTSA ↗	225.0% ODI 10927252 · 1,700 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA VT750 SHADOW MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $600 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE WAS LEAKING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700. Look up ODI 10927252 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Manual Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10147710 · 700 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING AND DOWN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO SECOND GEAR THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE STALLING RESULTED IN A REAR WHEEL SKID. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WHILE CHANGING LANES. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE ENGINE RESTATED AFTER SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. NM Look up ODI 10147710 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	240.0% ODI 10286329 · 4 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA AEOR VT750 MOTORCYCLE. WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH OR IN 5TH GEAR THE MOTORCYCLE VIBRATES BADLY, AS IF THE SUSPENSION WAS FAILING. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700. UPDATED 11/03/09 *BF THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT MOTORCYCLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 11/04/09 THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NOW MAKES UNUSUAL NOISES … Look up ODI 10286329 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	225.0% ODI 10228417 2008 VT7750C WITH AN EMISSIONS RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY CAN ONLY TAKE HIM AS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE ON SATURDAY. HE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO TO LEAVE IT ONE WEEK DAY AND PICK IT UP. *KB Look up ODI 10228417 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Suspension	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	240.0% ODI 10285237 · 5 mi I PURCHASED A HONDA VT 750C MOTORCYCLE FROM HONDA IN SALISBURY, MARYLAND ON AUGUST 1, 2009. I HAVE RIDDEN THE BIKE ABOUT 400 MILES AND AT SPEEDS ABOVE FIFTY MILES PER HOURS THE CYCLE VIBRATES BADLY. AT SPEEDS OVER 55 THE CYCLE BOUNCES SEVERELY ENOUGH TO BOUNCE THE RIDER'S EYEBALLS TO THE POINT THAT VISION IS SEVERELY IMPAIRED. I RETURNED THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED HONDA INC. THEY SEEM LESS THAN CONCERNED TO SAY THE LEAST. IT IS THE DEALERSHIPS POSITION THAT ALL OF THE VT 750'S RIDE IN A LIKE MANNER. IF THAT IS THE … Look up ODI 10285237 at NHTSA ↗
Tires	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	19.1% ODI 10233288 NEW MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED 5/14/07 AT METRO POWER SPORTS, CANTON MI. FROM DELIVERY-ON HAVE COMPLAINED OF NOISE IN MOTOR, PLAY IN CLUTCH AND MOSTLY THE "RIDE" OF THE MACHINE. THE TIRES "SKIP/HOP" AS THE BIKE IS DRIVEN @ 25 MPH AND ABOVE. NUMEROUS TECH'S HAVE DRIVEN THE BIKE AND AGREE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS TO REPLACE THE TIRE - NO CHANGE. NEXT IT WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT HONDA DEALER, WHERE THEIR ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS TO ADD MULTIPLE WEIGHTS TO THE WHEEL. BEFORE THEY PROCEEDED WITH… Look up ODI 10233288 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 10354998 · 1,803 mi REAR TIRE BLOWOUT ON 2009 HONDA VT750C SHADOW AERO MOTORCYCLE WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH... INSPECTION REVEALED DEFECTIVE TIRE VALVE STEM RUPTURED UNDER WHEEL RIM. MOTORCYCLE IS 6 MONTHS OLD WITH 1803 MILES ON ODOMETER. AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BEFORE EACH RIDE AND THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. I SAVED DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM BEFORE HAVING IT REPLACED. *TR Look up ODI 10354998 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System:Ignition	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.5% ODI 10276881 · 750 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA VT750 MOTORCYCLE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION WOULD FAIL TO REMAIN STARTED. WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED EVERY TIME SHE USED THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT DID NOT WANT TO USE THE PROCESS OF ELIMINATION TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 799 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 750. Look up ODI 10276881 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 10336773 · 4 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA VT750C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXCESSIVELY AND VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. THE VIBRATIONS WERE SO SEVERE THAT THE CONTACTS VISION WAS SEVERELY IMPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER ADVISED CONTACT THAT HIS MODEL VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE SAFETY RELATED AND WANTED THE ISSUE ADDRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4 AND… Look up ODI 10336773 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Fuel/Propulsion System	Too few reports for a range	5,117 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10609346 · 2,000 mi THE FUEL PETCOCK (FUEL CONTROL VALVE) DIAPHRAGM IS LEAKING ON A HOT ENGINE. HONDA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART IN THE 2007 AND 2008 BUT NOT FOR THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AS FUEL IS LEAKING ON A HOT ENGINE! I HAVE CALLED HONDA AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SPOKE WITH TWO SEPARATE GENTLEMEN AT [phone removed] WITHOUT LUCK. *TR Look up ODI 10609346 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10849989 · 8,234 mi I NOTICED 3 WEEKS AGO THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AROUND MY BIKE. SO I LOOKED AROUND THE ENGINE AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGING THINGS, BEING OVERLY PRECAUTIOUS. SINCE THEN THE SMELL HAS DEVELOPED INTO A WET SPOT UNDERNEATH MY BIKE, A SMALL PUDDLE. THE FUEL VALVE ON MY GAS TANK IS DRIPPING GAS. THE CHROME ON MY CLUTCH COVER IS NOW WAVY BECAUSE OF THE LEAK. I NORMALLY START MY BIKE IN THE GARAGE TO WARM IT UP BUT AM AFRAID IT WILL START A FIRE. AFTER CONDUCTING SOME RESEARCH I CAME UPON SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT TH… Look up ODI 10849989 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	Too few reports for a range	10,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10285541 · 10,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA VT750. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK LEAKED EACH TIME FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, INCREASED THE RISK OF A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS REFERRED TO A DEALER. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,000. Look up ODI 10285541 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-11 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2008: 4 complaints · 2009: 5 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2008	2	3	4
2009	3	4	5

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2008	7	0	1
2009	5	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Fuel/Propulsion System	Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly
Fuel/Propulsion System	—	0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

1 patterns with matching reports.

Fuel smell or leak mentions

1 mentions · 33.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 10,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10285541 · 10,000 mi

Look up ODI 10285541 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b