2003 Honda VTX1800 Suspension Problems

“2003 Honda vtx 1800c all flange bearings destroyed near 50k miles inner wheel bearings starting to have play found when changing tire, I've been on a Honda since I was a kid never seen Honda have this poor a a design! Especially on a two wheel machine. Should be a recall !! I did not know or have any symptoms of failure. Fortunately no one was hurt or killed.”

“When the rear tire was replaced, I had the technician check the condition of the rear flange bearings. They were very rough. I ordered two bearings and replaced them on 12/04/2008 with 14,465 miles on the motorcycle. Upon removal from the flange, the bearings were in a state of total failure.”

“Flange bearing failure approximate date of failure: june 2008 year of manufacture: 2003 model: r mileage: 36,000 bearing condition: inner bearing completely destroyed...found when I changed out the tire....seal bulged out and metal pieces everywhere. Accident : no how fixed: purchased part from bearing supply store and replaced it myself.......hoping it won't happen again!”

“2003 Honda vtx 1800 retro rear wheel was removed for tire replacement and found the rear flange bearing to be roughly turning indicating premature failure. Many cases of this have been discovered in these same models and no factory recall has been directed. This bearing failure if not detected can cause rear axle damage and failure and or serious injury or death to both operator and passenger.”

“Honda vtx 1800c during rear tire replacement at 8,371 miles discovered wheel bearing on the right side (brake side) was very bad...had no warning but wouldn't have been very long. Longest trip has been 100 miles rest is all city. No reason for this failure!”