2003 Honda VTX1300 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 3%of 35 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 7,200miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2003 Honda VTX1300, 3% of the 35 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 7,200 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.
“I own a 2003 Honda vtx1300s motorcycle. This bike is shaft drive. While riding through town the swing arm separated from the rear wheel do to the spot welds braking on the drive shaft side of the motorcycle. This caused the bike to twist wildly do to the rear wheel only being supported on one side of the swing arm. This bike only has 7,200 miles on it and is garaged & well kept. I was traveling 25 mpg on a city street and got stopped without accident. If I had been traveling at speed on a highway or county road there no doubt that I would have been injured. …”
NHTSA complaint #10230514, filed 2008-06, 7,200 milesTransmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Honda VTX1300
12 complaintsSuspension
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsTires
4 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Honda VTX1300
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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