[ZTWsquared]

(09-26-2012, 05:34 AM)NikiterZTS Wrote:

(09-26-2012, 05:23 AM)ZTWsquared Wrote:

(09-26-2012, 05:18 AM)NikiterZTS Wrote:

(09-26-2012, 05:13 AM)ZTWsquared Wrote:

(09-26-2012, 05:00 AM)NikiterZTS Wrote: Thing is I did call the head office of US Honda. And the documented my call as "grey market". That VIN is in their system with that notice.
Can I honestly say that I f'ed myself up on this?

Now I told the seller to call and speak to their supervisor again requesting it as if US citizen buyer wants this paper.

I knew everything was going way too smooth

Thing is Nik - if the dealership creates the recall clearance letter for you, you don't need Honda US. So what if they have it listed as "grey market" - that doesn't prevent it from being exported to Canada - although you might get some grief on warranty repairs.

The only thing RIV needs to know is if there are any outstanding recalls and it seems pretty clear that any authorized dealer in the US can provide that.

I think those dealers need to go through their head office.

Well, maybe for some technical reason, but not as far as RIV is concerned.

If you go to any Ford dealer in Canada and give them your VIN they can tell you in 2 minutes if there is any outstanding recalls and they can give you a printout - I assume it's the same in the states, I'm not sure why it would be any different for a Honda dealership.

Did you tell the dealer that they can produce a clearance letter themselves?


EDIT: Nik - you can do it yourself just like it says in the RIV instructions. just go here, plug in the VIN and do a printout.

I'm gonna try calling RIV now and see what's up.

But isn't this letter for when your bike is getting safetied (at Canadian Tire)??

Nope - just to get it into the country. Safety is after you've successfully imported it.