NHTSA vehicle safety data

2001 Honda RVT1000R Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2001 Honda RVT1000R right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 3 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2001 Honda RVT1000R.

2001 Honda RVT1000R owner complaints

Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Honda RVT1000R, describing incidents dated January 29, 2008 to December 8, 2014.

Most-cited components

Fuel/Propulsion System 2 complaints
Wheels 1 complaint

Of the 3 complaints on file, 1 reports a crash and 2 a fire; across all 3 complaints, owners report 1 injury (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10663752 · Filed December 12, 2014
2001 RVT1000 OR RC51 FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK AT REAR PIVOT. CAUGHT FIRE AFTER FUEL LEAKED ONTO HOT EXHAUST PIPE WRAPPED WITH THERMAL TAPE. FUEL VAPORS CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BIKE WAS AT A STANDING/IDLE POSITION. FUEL LEAK HAD STARTED RECENTLY AND HAD RAPIDLY INCREASED. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM…
ODI #10499686 · Filed February 22, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA RVT1000 (RC51) MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT WHEEL EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BECOME INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS, COLLAR BONE AND LUNG. THE POLICE WERE…
ODI #10217371 · Filed February 7, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA RVT1000R. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DIFFERENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,500.

Read all 3 complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2001 Honda RVT1000R right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2001 Honda RVT1000R. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

3 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2001 Honda RVT1000R.

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #10663752

Fire

Incident: December 8, 2014 · Filed: December 12, 2014

2001 RVT1000 OR RC51 FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK AT REAR PIVOT. CAUGHT FIRE AFTER FUEL LEAKED ONTO HOT EXHAUST PIPE WRAPPED WITH THERMAL TAPE. FUEL VAPORS CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BIKE WAS AT A STANDING/IDLE POSITION. FUEL LEAK HAD STARTED RECENTLY AND HAD RAPIDLY INCREASED. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS BIKE. GLAD I CAUGHT IT OUTSIDE OF MY GARAGE AND NOT IN. *TR

Wheels

ODI #10499686

Crash 1 injury

Incident: May 29, 2010 · Filed: February 22, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA RVT1000 (RC51) MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT WHEEL EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BECOME INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS, COLLAR BONE AND LUNG. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000 UPDATED 3/28/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE WHEEL WAS MADE OUT OF CARBON FIBER (FIVE SPOKES AND RIM) THE CENTER HUB WAS MADE WITH ALUMINUM (FOR BEARINGS AND BREAK ROTORS TO ATTACH). THE FIVE SPOKES WHERE THEY ATTACHED TO THE RIM BROKE AWAY FROM THE RIM, WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP.

Fuel System, Gasoline

ODI #10217371

Fire

Incident: January 29, 2008 · Filed: February 7, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA RVT1000R. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DIFFERENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,500.

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