1998 Honda VTR1000F Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 100%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 35,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1998 Honda VTR1000F, 100% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This problem is fairly common with this particular vehicle. The chain driving the cams goes lax and the engine dies. Sometimes this happens when the vehicle is moving and poses a danger to the operator. I was fortunate in that mine failed while the engine was warming up.”
NHTSA complaint #769088, filed 2002-10“This cam chain tensioner problem is popular among VTR1000F owners, particularly 1999 models and earlier. Failure of the tensioner could cause catastrophic failure of engine at speed, causing lockup of rear wheel and probable accident with injury. Dt”
NHTSA complaint #769057, filed 2002-10“Second failure of camchain tensioner with engine breakdown occurred at 25720 miles. This was also reported to Honda with Honda again denying that a camchain problem exists. Dt”
NHTSA complaint #769157, filed 2002-10Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | 100% |
← All problems reported for the 1998 Honda VTR1000F
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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