2002 Honda VTX1800 Wheels Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 10%of 63 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 18,300miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the wheels of the 2002 Honda VTX1800, 10% of the 63 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 18,300 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.
“Flange bearing (bearing on rear wheel, final drive side) failure at 39,000 miles, noticed when changing rear tire. Total failure at high speed could cause the rear wheel to lock and a crash to occur. New bearing installed at owners expense.”
NHTSA complaint #10161622, filed 2006-07, 39,000 miles“I have replaced the final drive flange bearings 3 times now. I heard that there were some issues with this flange. First time I replaced it, I replaced the whole flange. The second and third time I replaced the bearings only. On the third time I replaced the wheel dampener inside the rear wheel. I now have 96,000 miles on my bike and check these bearings every time I change the rear tire. All three times the plastic seal was gone and a few balls out of the bearing. The cage that holds the balls in the bearing was destroyed all three times.”
NHTSA complaint #10701001, filed 2015-03Wheels: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Honda VTX1800
14 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
13 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Honda VTX1800
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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