Honda Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

Honda is recalling about 7,078 vehicles over a problem with the steering.

Campaign
83V090000
Manufacturer
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Reported
12 September 1983
Vehicles
7,078
Built between
Nov 1982 – Apr 1983
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 September 1983
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 1982 and April 1983. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1983 Honda VF750FBuilt November 1982 to April 1983

What the defect is

Handlebar tube and handlebar arm do not fit securely because the inside diameter of the handlebar tube is incorrect. This causes stress to bear directly on a pin.

What gets fixed

DEALER WILL REPLACE HANDLEBAR ASSEMBLY WITH A CORRECTED TYPE FREE OF CHARGE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 1982 to April 1983
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 September 1983
  3. Owners notified28 September 1983

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 12 September 1983.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Vehicle description: motorcycles.system: structure; handlebars.consequences of defect: if the pin breaks due to stress, the handlebar tubecould become loose, followed by possible loss of vehicle control and anaccident.note: if looseness is detected in handlebars, the motorcycle should not beridden until the vehicle can be inspected and repaired.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand