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2006 Honda VT750C Recall: ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, A DAMAGED CONNECTOR IN THE HANDLEBAR MOUNTED…

NHTSA campaign 05V562000 · Exterior Lighting · filed Dec 20, 2005 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported
7K
Manufacturer
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Risk
Crash / injury
Owner letters
Mailing began Dec 15, 2005

The defect

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, A DAMAGED CONNECTOR IN THE HANDLEBAR MOUNTED HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE HEADLIGHT TO FLICKER AND EVENTUALLY FAIL.

The risk

IF RIDING AT NIGHT, THE SUDDEN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

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The fix — what to do

DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW LEFT AND RIGHT HANDLE SWITCH ASSEMBLIES WITH UNDAMAGED CONNECTORS FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER TO OWNERS WAS MAILED ON DECEMBER 13, 2005. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 15, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-866-784-1870.

HONDA RECALL NO.Q07.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Affected vehicles

MakeModelModel years
HondaVT750C2006

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 05V562000 (manufacturer number Q07). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.