2008 Honda Vt750 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Fuel System, Gasoline (3) · Fuel/Propulsion System (2) · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery (2)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (5)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Air Bags 2014-08-06 · DLR MSG - Honda · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dealer message - on monday, june 23, 2014, american honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 honda models. as of august 4, 2014, affected vins have been identified, and vin status inquiry has been updated.
Air Bags 2014-07-23 · DLR MSG - Stop S · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dealer message - on monday, june 23, 2014, american honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 honda models. as of july 23, 2014, affected vins have been identified, and service bulletins 14-040, safety recall: accord, civic, and others ? front passenger?s airbag inflator can be over-pressur
Electrical System:starter Assembly 2012-01-12 · SB-12-002 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe
Fuel System, Other 2008-08-01 · 080108 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
honda motorcycle: fuel valve diaphragm leak. precisely follow instructions in bulletins to prevent misalignment and leakage after the repair. models vt750c/c2 and vt1300c/s/r/t. *pe
Equipment:other:labels 2008-05-31 · 08-040 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
load carrying capacity reduced label for all honda vehicles. *pe
What owners report
2016-11-24 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 1,700 mi“2008 honda shadow spirit after purchasing the bike from a a honda dealership as new, i kept noticing a strong gas smell in the garage.but i was never able to find the source, i suspected that it had something to do with my motorcycle but could not see anything so i made sure that the petcock valve was in the off position and then i would notice tha…”
2016-11-21 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 1,700 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda vt750 shadow motorcycle. the contact stated that fuel was leaking onto the engine. the manufacturer was notified. the dealer stated that it would cost $600 to repair the vehicle. it was diagnosed that the valve was leaking. the failure mileage was 1,700.…”
2013-07-15 · Fuel System, Gasoline“2008 honda shadow spirit vt750. consumer writes in regards to fuel valve diaphragm recall notice. *smd the consumer stated a month after purchasing the bike from a private party, he noticed a strong gas smell in the garage. after looking over the bike, he was able to locate the cause of the scent. the fuel valve was dripping fuel onto the primar…”
2010-03-15 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery · 1,180 mi“tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda vt750 motorcycle. the contact noticed a puddle of gasoline on his garage floor which had leaked from the bottom of the vehicle. the dealer informed the contact that the valve in the diaphragm was leaking and replaced it. the contact was also informed that nhtsa recall #08v141000 fuel system, gasoline delivery did no…”
2009-07-15 · Electrical System:ignition · 750 mi“tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda vt750 motorcycle. whenever the contact started the vehicle, the ignition would fail to remain started. when she depressed the brake pedal, the vehicle would stall and shut off completely. the failures occurred every time she used the vehicle. she took the vehicle to the dealer, but did not want to use the proces…”
2009-07-01 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 500 mi“i have been having problems with my 2008 honda shadow aero and the petcock leaks. even though this is a recall i have had to complain to the bbb against not only the dealership but the honda corp as well and still yet my petcock leaks. it has been serviced several times yet no resolution. i turned this over to a lemon law firm but honda still did n…”
2008-08-04 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 100 mi“sometime in june i bought a brand new 2008 honda shadow spirit vt750c2 from dryer honda south in new whiteland, in. after about a week i noticed that there was gas leaking onto the engine and a housing that was next to the engine. i found online a recall for that particular bike that was for a gas leak. i brought the bike back to dryer and showed t…”
2008-05-15 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery“2008 vt7750c with an emissions recall. consumer states that the dealer stated that they can only take him as first come first serve on saturday. he wants to know what to do to leave it one week day and pick it up. *kb…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.