HONDA C70 PASSPORT · model year

1983 HONDA C70 PASSPORT

1 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1983HONDAC70 PASSPORT carries 1 consumer safety complaint in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1983 C70 PASSPORT is tires with 1 filings. Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 77 investigation files overlapping the 1983 C70 PASSPORT, and 9 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

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Deaths

Total Complaints

1 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
TIRES1

Recent Complaints

20080724TIRES

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1983 HONDA C70 PASSPORT MOTORCYCLE. THE INFORMATION LISTED ON THE TIRE IS INOUE RUBBER INDUSTRY LIMITED, IRC, THE MODEL INOUE NF3, SIZE 2.25-17 33L MADE IN JAPAN. THE DOT NUMBER IS CJXV UFC0605. WHILE CLEANING THE TIRES HE OBSERVED THAT THE SIDEWALLS WERE CRACKED AND LOOKED AS IF THEY WERE OLD ALTHOUGH THEY WERE BRAND NEW. THE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW REPLACEMENT TIRES PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO. THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD GIVE HIM NEW TIRES AND MOUNT THEM. THE CURRENT TIRE MILEAGE WAS 100 MILES.

Mileage: 1,700

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NHTSA Investigations 9 Open

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1983 HONDA C70 PASSPORT have?
The 1983 HONDA C70 PASSPORT has 1 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1983 HONDA C70 PASSPORT?
The most-complained component for the 1983 HONDA C70 PASSPORT is TIRES with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include various components.
Is the 1983 HONDA C70 PASSPORT safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.