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First-Generation Honda V4 Bulletins and Notices

Virtually all the official factory dealer and customer alerting documents, several types, of a technical nature. This table enumerates the documents, sorted by date, but only some of the publications themselves are on this site. I will add more as time permits.


Doc Date Subject
Field Memo 2-25-82 Rep Checklist of Items for Dlr Check
Warr Dept 3-82 Mandatory Warr Pts Return
Pts News 4-82 VF750S Initial Pts Price List
"Wrench" 5-82 Driveshaft Disassembly Tips
Mailgram 6-29-82 First Official Checklist
VF750 #1 6-82 VF750S Instrument Pts Availability
"Wrench" 7-82 VF750S Meter Wiring Tips
SL #136 7-82 VF750 Product Update Notice
VF750 #2 7-82 Final Drive Oil Level
VF750 #3 7-82 VF750S Air Filter Gaskets
VF750 #4 7-82 Two-Feeler Valve Adjustment
VF750 #5 7-82 VF750S "FOIL" Modification
VF750 #6 7-82 Rear Wheel Installation
VF750 #7 7-82 Drive Shaft Disassembly
Tool News 7-82 Special Phillips Carb Tool
Cust Letter 7-14-82 Product Update Program, 1982
Dlr Letter 7-14-82 Carb Replacement Prohibited
Field Memo 8-17-82 Carb Vent Restrictors
VF750 #8 9-82 Carb Vent Restrictors
VF750 #9 10-82 VF750C Tach Condensation
Tool News 10-82 Required Special Tools
Tool News 10-82 Final Drive Tools
Pts News 10-82 VF750F Soft Luggage Avail
Field Memo 10-29-82 83 for 82 Cylinder Head Kits
Field Memo 11-2-82 Carb Vent Restrictors
"Wrench" 11-82 Carb Diaphragm Caution
"Wrench" 11-82 DOT 4 Brake Fluid
VF1100 #1 2-83 VF1100C Carb Vent Restrictors
Pts News 2-83 VF750F Initial Pts Price List
Mailgram 2-25-83 VF1100C Frame Welds
Cust Letter 3-83 VF1100C Frame Welds
VF1100 #2 3-83 VF1100C Frame Welds
VF1100 #3 3-83 Bridgestone Tire Caution
"Wrench" 3-83 Vacuum Petcock Caution
"Wrench" 3-83 VF1100C Handlebar Covers
VF1100 #4 4-83 Loose Mufflers
"Wrench" 7-83 VF750F Shift Return Spring Breakage
VF750 #10 7-83 VF750F Cam Timing Marks
VF750 #11 7-83 VF750F Oil Line Banjo Bolt
VF750 #12 9-83 VF750F Handlebar Recall
"Wrench" 9-83 VF1100C Microfiche Errors
"Wrench" 9-83 Connecting Rod Weights
VF750 #13 10-83 VF750F Leaking M/Cyl Caps
VF1100 #5 10-83 VF1100C Leaking M/Cyl Caps
"Wrench" 3-84 VF500F Ign Timing Marks
VF500 #1 4-84 VF500F Fuel Tank Recall
Pts News 5-84 VF750F Optional Seat Cowl
VF500 #2 7-84 VF500F Engine Replacement
Cust Letter 7-84 VF500F Engine Replacement
VF750 #14 7-84 Connecting Rod Weights
VF1100 #6 7-84 Connecting Rod Weights
"Wrench" 7-84 VF700C Radiators
Pts News 8-84 VF1100S Hondaline Fairing Fix
Pts News 9-84 Carb Pilot Screw Plug Avail
SL #11 9-84 Fork Seal Modification
"Wrench" 2-85 VF700C Ign Timing Marks
VF500 #3 3-85 84-85 VF500F Frame Drilling
VF700 #2 3-85 84 VF700F Frame Drilling
VF750 #15 3-85 83-84 VF750F Frame Drilling
"Wrench" 3-85 84 VF500F Windscreen
SL #13 6-85 Special Cam Tool
VF700 #3 6-85 84 VF700F Cam Warr Extension
VF750 #16 6-85 83-84 VF750F Cam Warr Extension 
Pts News 6-27-85 F Model Cams Buyback
"Wrench" 6-85 84-85 VF1100C Fan Switch
Pts News 8-85 All Model Cam Buyback
"Wrench" 8-85 Special Cam Tool Deemed Optional
"Wrench" 2-86 Special Cam Tool Deemed Optional
"Wrench" 2-86 83-86 VF1100C Manual Errors
"Wrench" 3-86 84-85 VF1100C Temp Gauge

Suggested further reading:
Bulletin ethic
Recalls
VINs
Dealers
More on the V4:
The introduction of Honda's V4
V4 cams: what really happened
First-generation V4 fallacies
A review of Julian Ryder's book
Early VF750 cam supercessions
V4s in the shop
VF1100C resto
Honda first-generation V4 bulletins
V4 carb rebuilding service
Ten things every first-gen V4 owner should know
V4 cam chain tensioners
V4 carb rebuilding how-to booklet


Feedback and correspondence are welcome.

 

Last updated September 2021
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