The defect
HANDLEBAR TUBE AND HANDLEBAR ARM DO NOT FIT SECURELY BECAUSE THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF THE HANDLEBAR TUBE IS INCORRECT. THIS CAUSES STRESS TO BEAR DIRECTLY ON A PIN.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE HANDLEBAR ASSEMBLY WITH A CORRECTED TYPE FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda VF750F | 1983 |
Components: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda VF750F | 1983 | 1 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 1983
20 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the steering; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 83V129000 6 Dec 1983 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 83V127000 2 Dec 1983 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 83V126000 1 Dec 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 83V122000 23 Nov 1983 | NOLAN COMPANY |
| 83V121000 18 Nov 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 83V119000 15 Nov 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 83V101000 27 Sept 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 83V100000 27 Sept 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983