1998 Honda Vtr1000f Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1998 Honda Vtr1000f. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“The cam chain tensioner skipped at around 35000 miles on my 1998 honda superhawk. There is much discussion on this topic at superhawkforum.com. My engine was destroyed. *jb”
“This problem is fairly common with this particular vehicle. The chain driving the cams goes lax and the engine dies. Sometimes this happens when the vehicle is moving and poses a danger to the operator. I was fortunate in that mine failed while the engine was warming up.”
“This cam chain tensioner problem is popular among vtr1000f owners, particularly 1999 models and earlier. Failure of the tensioner could cause catastrophic failure of engine at speed, causing lockup of rear wheel and probable accident with injury. Dt”
“Second failure of camchain tensioner with engine breakdown occurred at 25720 miles. This was also reported to honda with honda again denying that a camchain problem exists. Dt”
“No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1998 Honda Vtr1000f as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.