Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
8 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
4,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 model year. Data updated: . 7 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Fuel System, Gasoline is the most frequently named component, appearing in 5 of 8 complaints (62.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Braking behavior
1
12.5%
Fuel system concerns
1
12.5%
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.
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
7
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
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
7
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: 7; 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 (7). 1 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.
2007
1
2008
1
2009
3
2011
2
2014
1
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
2007
1
2008
1
2009
3
2011
2
2014
1
2007: 1; 2008: 1; 2009: 3; 2011: 2; 2014: 1
Pattern summary
Fuel System, Gasoline leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 1 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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VT750C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE REAR BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE DRIVER HAD TO MANUALLY PULL THE LEVER FOR THE FRONT BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FRACTURED AND HAD CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO SEND THE CONTACT A NEW PART FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA SHADOW AERO VT750C MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS STATIONARY. HE ALSO, OBSERVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL NEAR THE FUEL TANK . THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE MOTORCYCLE IS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE CONCERN OF A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,340. UPDATED 10/09/09 *CN UPDATED 10/16/09
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
8 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-11-07.
87.5%Usable mileage7 / 8 records
100.0%Valid incident date8 / 8 records
100.0%Valid filing date8 / 8 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates8 / 8 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.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Fuel System, Gasoline
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
562.5%ODI 10199489 · 3,000 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VT750C. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VALVE ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY OLD FUEL AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE FUEL VALVE BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000.
BOUGHT THE SHADOW AND NOTICED THE PETCOCK WAS LEAKING WHEN TURNED ON. I BOUGHT A FACTORY PETCOCK FROM HONDA AND INSTALLED IT. NOW NOT A FEW MONTHS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING. IT IS A FAULTY DIAPHRAGM THAT CAUSES GAS TO LEAK ONTO A HOT ENGINE BLOCK. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND SET RIGHT BY THE DEALERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. 1- IT'S LEAKING GAS, THAT'S A PRETTY PENNY NOWADAYS, 2- IT'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD IF GAS IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE GROUND,3- IT'S A FIRE HAZARD FOR THE RIDER AND PEOPLE AROUND SHOULD THE BIKE DECIDE TO COMBUST, 4- IT IS N…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA VT750C. UPON INSPECTING THE MOTORCYCLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED AN OIL LEAK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (DILLON BROTHERS MOTORSPORT, 3848 H HWS CLEVELAND BLVD, OMAHA, NE) WHERE THE VIN WAS CHECKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V141000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS REDIRECTED TO THE WEBSITE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA…
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FELL OFF THE NEW MOTORCYCLE WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH. THE CONTACT PLANS TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA TODAY CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. UPDATED 7/3/2006 - THE DEALER REATTACHED THE CALIPER AND CHECKED ALL OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS TO SEE IF THEY WERE TORQUED TO SPECS. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE FRONT FENDER BOLTS AND THE BOLTS TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WERE LOOSE. ALL BOLTS WERE RE-TORQUED. *NM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA VT750C. UPON INSPECTING THE MOTORCYCLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED AN OIL LEAK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (DILLON BROTHERS MOTORSPORT, 3848 H HWS CLEVELAND BLVD, OMAHA, NE) WHERE THE VIN WAS CHECKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V141000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS REDIRECTED TO THE WEBSITE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA SHADOW ARROW VT750C. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V562000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH). THE PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,623 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,600.
THE RECALL ON HONDA VT750C AEROS FOR A FUEL VALVE PROBLEM SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL 2004 THROUGH THE PRESENT YEAR. THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE PETCOCK IS OF A FAULTY DESIGN AND FAILS WITH GREAT REGULARITY ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC WITH THE GREAT POSSIBILITY OF FIRES FROM GASOLINE LEAKING ON THE HOT ENGINE WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. I AM A MEMBER OF THE HONDA AERO 750 FORUM AND THIS IS A TOPIC THAT COMES UP REGULARLY. MANY, MANY RIDERS OF THIS VT750 AERO FROM 2004 TO PRESENT HAVE BEEN ENDANGERED AND CONTINUE TO BE ENDANGERED BY THIS DEFECT. THE RECA…
THIS HAS EXISTED SINCE NEW. THE TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION AND JUST AFTER SHIFTING TO A HIGHER GEAR WILL RELEASE, REV IN A FALSE NEUTRAL AND JUMP BACK INTO GEAR, MOST TIMES TO THE NEXT LOWER GEAR. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING HARD BUT HAS HAPPENED GOING FROM FOURTH TO FIFTH. THIS CAUSES THE BACK WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND SKID TILL RPM MATCHES WITH WHEEL TRACTION. HONDA FIRST ADJUSTED THE CLUTCH ON THE HANDLEBARS, DIDN'T WORK. TWO WEEKS LATER THEY HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND CHANGED OUT THE ENTIRE SHIFTI…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VT750C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE REAR BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE DRIVER HAD TO MANUALLY PULL THE LEVER FOR THE FRONT BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FRACTURED AND HAD CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO SEND THE CONTACT A NEW PART FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.
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 System, Gasoline
Too few reports for a range
3,170 mi
4 (sparse)
ODI 10199489 · 3,000 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VT750C. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VALVE ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY OLD FUEL AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE FUEL VALVE BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000.
THE RECALL ON HONDA VT750C AEROS FOR A FUEL VALVE PROBLEM SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL 2004 THROUGH THE PRESENT YEAR. THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE PETCOCK IS OF A FAULTY DESIGN AND FAILS WITH GREAT REGULARITY ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC WITH THE GREAT POSSIBILITY OF FIRES FROM GASOLINE LEAKING ON THE HOT ENGINE WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. I AM A MEMBER OF THE HONDA AERO 750 FORUM AND THIS IS A TOPIC THAT COMES UP REGULARLY. MANY, MANY RIDERS OF THIS VT750 AERO FROM 2004 TO PRESENT HAVE BEEN ENDANGERED AND CONTINUE TO BE ENDANGERED BY THIS DEFECT. THE RECA…
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA SHADOW AERO 750CC MOTORCYCLE. SOMETIME WHEN I START IT UP IT WILL RUN FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN CUT OFF AND WILL NOT START BACK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW IN THE LAST YEAR. ONCE WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD DRIVING AND 3 TIMES WHILE I HAVE HAD THE BIKE RUNNING TO WARM UP. I LET IT SET FOR AWHILE ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO AND IT WILL START BACK UP AND RUN GOOD. I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SOME OF THE PETCOCKS ON OUR BIKES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VIN # TO THE DEALER AND HAD THEM CHECK TO SEE IF MINE WAS ONE OF THE ONES…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA SHADOW ARROW VT750C. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V562000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH). THE PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,623 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,600.
THE RECALL ON HONDA VT750C AEROS FOR A FUEL VALVE PROBLEM SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL 2004 THROUGH THE PRESENT YEAR. THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE PETCOCK IS OF A FAULTY DESIGN AND FAILS WITH GREAT REGULARITY ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC WITH THE GREAT POSSIBILITY OF FIRES FROM GASOLINE LEAKING ON THE HOT ENGINE WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. I AM A MEMBER OF THE HONDA AERO 750 FORUM AND THIS IS A TOPIC THAT COMES UP REGULARLY. MANY, MANY RIDERS OF THIS VT750 AERO FROM 2004 TO PRESENT HAVE BEEN ENDANGERED AND CONTINUE TO BE ENDANGERED BY THIS DEFECT. THE RECA…
BOUGHT THE SHADOW AND NOTICED THE PETCOCK WAS LEAKING WHEN TURNED ON. I BOUGHT A FACTORY PETCOCK FROM HONDA AND INSTALLED IT. NOW NOT A FEW MONTHS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING. IT IS A FAULTY DIAPHRAGM THAT CAUSES GAS TO LEAK ONTO A HOT ENGINE BLOCK. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND SET RIGHT BY THE DEALERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. 1- IT'S LEAKING GAS, THAT'S A PRETTY PENNY NOWADAYS, 2- IT'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD IF GAS IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE GROUND,3- IT'S A FIRE HAZARD FOR THE RIDER AND PEOPLE AROUND SHOULD THE BIKE DECIDE TO COMBUST, 4- IT IS N…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VT750C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE REAR BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE DRIVER HAD TO MANUALLY PULL THE LEVER FOR THE FRONT BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FRACTURED AND HAD CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO SEND THE CONTACT A NEW PART FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
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
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-11 (partial)
0
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.
2007: 0 complaints · 2008: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2007
0
0
0
2008
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2007
1
0
0
2008
1
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 System, Gasoline
Exterior Lighting:Headlights
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery
Fuel/Propulsion System
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Fuel System, Gasoline
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0
1ODI 10273636 · 749 mi
THE RECALL ON HONDA VT750C AEROS FOR A FUEL VALVE PROBLEM SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL 2004 THROUGH THE PRESENT YEAR. THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE PETCOCK IS OF A FAULTY DESIGN AND FAILS WITH GREAT REGULARITY ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC WITH THE GREAT POSSIBILITY OF FIRES FROM GASOLINE LEAKING ON THE HOT ENGINE WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. I AM A MEMBER OF THE HONDA AERO 750 FORUM AND THIS IS A TOPIC THAT COMES UP REGULARLY. MANY, MANY RIDERS OF THIS VT750 AERO FROM 2004 TO PRESENT HAVE BEEN ENDANGERED AND CONTINUE TO BE ENDANGERED BY THIS DEFECT. THE RECA…
THE RECALL ON HONDA VT750C AEROS FOR A FUEL VALVE PROBLEM SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL 2004 THROUGH THE PRESENT YEAR. THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE PETCOCK IS OF A FAULTY DESIGN AND FAILS WITH GREAT REGULARITY ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC WITH THE GREAT POSSIBILITY OF FIRES FROM GASOLINE LEAKING ON THE HOT ENGINE WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. I AM A MEMBER OF THE HONDA AERO 750 FORUM AND THIS IS A TOPIC THAT COMES UP REGULARLY. MANY, MANY RIDERS OF THIS VT750 AERO FROM 2004 TO PRESENT HAVE BEEN ENDANGERED AND CONTINUE TO BE ENDANGERED BY THIS DEFECT. THE RECA…
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.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Fuel smell or leak mentions
2 mentions · 25.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 3,000 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10199489 · 3,000 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA VT750C. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VALVE ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY OLD FUEL AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE FUEL VALVE BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000.