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Massive Recall for Honda Shadow Motorcycles Announced

Customers who bought Honda Shadows from the 2010 model year up to the latest ones can expect to receive a notification letter from the Japanese manufacturer and an invitation to visit the nearest Honda dealer.
2016 Honda Shadow Aero 1 photo
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Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announce that 22,142 Shadow motorcycles are expected at dealerships for inspection and repair. Official NHTSA papers say that Honda discovered that the wire of the bank angle sensor may rub against the wire harness joint connector.

Engine vibration seems to be the cause, plus the less-than-optimal positioning of the joint connector. Repeated rubbing between the two parts may lead to a sensor malfunction and loss of signal from it.

In case the bike's ECU loses signal from the bank angle sensor, the engine may stall while riding, significantly increasing the risk of a crash.

Honda Shadow riders are being given no warning before the defect occurs

Honda says that there is no warning for the Shadow customers, so they should have their bikes inspected by an authorized dealer. The dealers received a notification from Honda that forbids any sales of bikes in the Shadow line-up prior to being inspected and repaired.

The OEM already prepared an updated version of the bank angle sensor which the dealers will install in place of the old one. At the same time, they will also relocate the joint connector, with both operations free of charge.

In a letter addressed to the dealers, Honda says that even if they might find that certain motorcycles have already been recalled previously and had the bank angle sensor replaced, the current recall is a new one and has to be treated as such.

Replacement parts have already been supplied from the first week of January 2015, the same source mentions. These are the affected Honda Shadow models, grouped by model years:
  • 2012-2014 VT750CA, VT750C2, and VT750C2F
  • 2011-2016 VT750C
  • 2013-2016 VT750CS
  • 2010-2016 VT750C2B
  • 2013-2014 VT750C2S.
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