Recall Register

2003 Honda Silver Wing: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2003 Honda Silver Wing. The newest campaign is 04V163000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Apr 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 04V163000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will perform an inspection procedure that identifies defective fuel tanks. If the fuel tank fails the inspection, the dealer will replace it with an updated fuel tank. Owner notification began during april 16, 2004. Owners should contact honda at 1-866-784-1870.

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 7,494 units in total.

  1. 04V163000Received . 2,497 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain scooters, some fuel tanks were improperly manufactured and do not meet material strength specifications.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Engine vibration or riding on bumpy roads could cause these tanks to crack and leak. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will perform an inspection procedure that identifies defective fuel tanks. If the fuel tank fails the inspection, the dealer will replace it with an updated fuel tank. Owner notification began during april 16, 2004. Owners should contact honda at 1-866-784-1870.

    Report filed by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.). Manufacturer campaign number P26. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 03V513000Received . 4,997 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain scooters, excessive clearance between the lower handlebar clamp and handlebar holder creates stress that can eventually cause the handlebar to loosen or detach.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could result in a loss of steering control, which could lead to a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install two lower handlebar clamps, add washers between the lower clamps and handlebar holder, and install new locknuts. Owner notification began on december 11, 2003. Owners should contact honda at 1-866-784-1870.

    Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

3 complaints, 4 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2003 Honda Silver Wing: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Structure2
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Fuel System, Gasoline1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
7 Oct 2004

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2003 Honda Silver Wing, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2004, with 3 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20022
  2. 20032

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2003 Honda Silver Wing: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/honda/silver-wing/2003/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Honda Silver Wing?
7,494 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Honda Silver Wing have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Honda Silver Wing, model years 2002 to 2003. 2 of them name the 2003 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Honda Silver Wing name most often?
Structure: 2 of 4 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Honda Silver Wing open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.