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Honda HONDA MOTORCYCLE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

63 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

5,600 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1990 to 2003 model years. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 30 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline is the most frequently named component, appearing in 5 of 63 complaints (7.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	3	4.8%
Braking behavior	3	4.8%
Electrical and battery issues	3	4.8%
Steering behavior	2	3.2%
Fuel system concerns	2	3.2%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator

Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Tires

Engine And Engine Cooling

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	5
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	5
Unknown Or Other	5
Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator	3
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System	3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	3
Tires	3
Engine And Engine Cooling	2

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 5; Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe: 5; Unknown Or Other: 5; Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator: 3; Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System: 3; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 3; Tires: 3; Engine And Engine Cooling: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 26; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 2; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (26). 33 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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1995: 2; 1996: 1; 1997: 1; 1998: 3; 1999: 6; 2000: 2; 2001: 1; 2002: 2; 2003: 23; 2004: 13; 2005: 3; 2006: 1; 2007: 1; 2008: 2; 2012: 1; 2016: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 3 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 3 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10039083 · 2003-09-17 (September 17, 2003)

COMPLETE AND UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL POWER. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF VOLTAGE REGULATOR. A WEB SEARCH TURNED UP DOZENS OF INCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE; THE DEFECTIVE PART HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE AT LEAST 1991.(HONDA VFR750F). *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 14,003 miles reported. Look up ODI 10039083 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 542030 · 1998-10-15 (October 15, 1998)

ENGINE STALLS GOING OVER 60 MPH CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 542030 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10235202 · 2008-07-21 (July 21, 2008)

THE BRAKE ROTOR ON MY 1990 HONDA VT1100 HAS A CRACK 75% OF THE WAY ACROSS IT, MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. I AM REPORTING THIS TO SEE IF THIS IS A TREND WITH THESE MOTORCYCLES BECAUSE THE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE, NO WRECK, NO LAYDOWN, JUST NORMAL OPERATIONS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 43,877 miles reported. Look up ODI 10235202 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10019015 · 2003-05-20 (May 20, 2003)

ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANCE ALMOST CAUSING NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOLD A CONSTANT SPEED AND THROTTLE POSITION, THE BIKE WILL LOSE POWER (AS IF THE GAS WAS SHUTOFF). OPENING THE THROTTLE WILL PRODUCE MORE POWER, CAUSING THE BIKE TO SURGE FORWARD. AFTER DECELERATION IN GEAR USING COMPRESSION BRAKING THERE IS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, WITH THE INITIAL TURNING OF THE THROTTLE, FOR ACCELERATION. TURNING THE THROTTLE OPEN FURTHER RESULTS IN A BURST OF POWER NOT PROPORTIONAL TO THE TWIST OF THE THROTTLE. WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY FROM …

Owner-reported narrative. 600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10019015 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10007340 · 2002-08-22 (August 22, 2002)

ALTERNATOR IS UNABLE TO KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED IF THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ON. MOTORCYCLE WILL STOP RUNNING WHEN THE BATTERY FINALLY GIVES UP. AFTER 1 AND HALF HORS BIKE WILL LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND FAIL REGARDLESS OF RATE OF TRAVEL. (HONDA MOTORCYCLE VF750, 2001) *AK PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**766055

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007340 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 547371 · 1999-07-19 (July 19, 1999)

STEERING LOCK SECURITY FEATURE INSTALLED IN VEHICLE, HOWEVER NOT IN COMBINATION WITH ENGINE CUT OFF SWITCH, WHICH COULD BE A POSSIBLE PROBLEM IF STEERING LOCK IS ENGAGED AND ENGINE IS STARTED AND DRIVEN, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. MJS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 547371 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10038151 · 2003-10-01 (October 1, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. *AK THE HANDLEBAR WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE STEERING SHAFT. (FREEPLAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE BALANCE AND CONTROL OF THE SCOOTER. *SCC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 217 miles reported. Look up ODI 10038151 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10139643 · 2005-10-13 (October 13, 2005)

WHEN RIDING MOTORCYCLE AND STOPPING AT STREET LIGHTS CAN SMELL GAS FUMES, NOT EXHAUST. INSPECTED FOUND WELD AT BOTTOM REAR OF FUEL TANK LEAKING FUEL, HAVE READ ABOUT THIS FAILURE WITH OTHER 2000 RC51S ON INTERNET FORUMS, HONDA HAS NO RECALL!!! WHY NOT?!!!*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10139643 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10163318 · 2006-07-24 (July 24, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A GAS LEAK WAS OBSERVED IN THE REAR WELD OF THE GAS TANK ON THE MOTORCYCLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

Owner-reported narrative. 7,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10163318 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

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1990: 0; 1994: 0; 1995: 0; 1996: 0; 1997: 0; 1998: 0; 1999: 0; 2000: 0; 2001: 0; 2002: 0; 2003: 0

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Year-by-year records

Honda HONDA MOTORCYCLE model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Change in recalls
1990	2	Not available
1994	1	Not available
1995	2	0
1996	3	0
1997	3	0
1998	6	0
1999	3	0
2000	2	0
2001	3	0
2002	10	0
2003	28	0

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Data completeness

63 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

47.6%Usable mileage30 / 63 records

82.5%Valid incident date52 / 63 records

100.0%Valid filing date63 / 63 records

82.5%Ordered incident and filing dates52 / 63 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1990	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	116.7% ODI 542030 ENGINE STALLS GOING OVER 60 MPH CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID. Look up ODI 542030 at NHTSA ↗	133.3% ODI 548604 ENGINE MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECT ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. NLM Look up ODI 548604 at NHTSA ↗	150.0% ODI 10139643 · 7,000 mi WHEN RIDING MOTORCYCLE AND STOPPING AT STREET LIGHTS CAN SMELL GAS FUMES, NOT EXHAUST. INSPECTED FOUND WELD AT BOTTOM REAR OF FUEL TANK LEAKING FUEL, HAVE READ ABOUT THIS FAILURE WITH OTHER 2000 RC51S ON INTERNET FORUMS, HONDA HAS NO RECALL!!! WHY NOT?!!!*JB Look up ODI 10139643 at NHTSA ↗	133.3% ODI 767452 THE BIKE OVERHEATS (AS INDICATED BY THE GAUGE) WHILE DRIVEN SLOWLY IN TRAFFIC. YOU MUST TRY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC QUICKLY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE COOLANT WOULD COME OUT AND GO UNDER THE REAR TIRE. IF THAT HAPPENED, THE BIKE COULD SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER ME AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE DATE AND MILEAGE LISTED REPRESENTS THE FIRST TIME THE BIKE SHOWED THE OVERHEATED CONDITION. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIME UNDER THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS: IN TRAFFIC; MOVING LESS THAN 15 MPH; APPROX 85 DEGREE OUTSIDE AIT TEMP. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. … Look up ODI 767452 at NHTSA ↗	110.0% ODI 10045066 · 10,700 mi 2003 HONDA VFR INTERCEPTOR (MOTORCYCLE) CAUGHT ON FIRE APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MILES INTO RIDE. THE FIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE ONLY, AT THE MUFFLER AND REAR PLASTIC COWLING. APPROXIMATELY 1-1.5 MILES PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING "ROUGH" OR "BOGGED DOWN" WITH REDUCED POWER.*AK Look up ODI 10045066 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	220.0% ODI 10037525 · 2,500 mi I BOUGHT A HONDA 2002 919 (CB900F) A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAVE HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH EXHAUST FUMES. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE SITTING STILL OR RIDING SLOW,FAST, OR STOP AND GO. MY CLOTHS AND BODY SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST AFTER EVERY RIDE AND WHEN STOPPED IN OR OUT OFF TRAFFIC I CAN SMELL THE FUMES IN MY HELMET. WHEN MY WIFE RIDES WITH ME SHE GETS A REALLY BAD HEADACHE AND FEELS SICK AND SLEEPY AFTER THE RIDE. TO ME THAT IS A SIGN OF CARBON MONOXCIDE POISONING. IT SEEMS LIKE OTHER RIDDERS HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH AFTER MARKET EXHAUSTS, BUT WH… Look up ODI 10037525 at NHTSA ↗	310.7% ODI 10033058 EXHAUST FROM MOTORCYCLE CAUSES ME TO GET TIRED AND LIGHT-HEADED. IT ALSO SMELLS REALLY BAD. *AK Look up ODI 10033058 at NHTSA ↗
Unknown Or Other	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10019297 · 22,000 mi SPEEDOMETER UNDER-REPORTS ACTUAL SPEED. SPEEDOMETER ON 1997 HONDA, PC 800, REPORTS VEHICLE SPEED AS 50 MPH, WHEN VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. SPEEDOMETER UNDER-REPORTS ALL SPEEDS BY 10%. (NOTE: VEHICLE TIRES ARE SIZES SPECIFIED BY OWNER'S MANUAL, AND ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. *NLM Look up ODI 10019297 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	414.3% ODI 10075593 · 100 mi CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INACCURATE. THE READING WAS OFF BY ABOUT 10%. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS COMMON AND THAT THEY WERE ALLOWED 10% DEVIATION. AK NM Look up ODI 10075593 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10039083 · 14,003 mi COMPLETE AND UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL POWER. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF VOLTAGE REGULATOR. A WEB SEARCH TURNED UP DOZENS OF INCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE; THE DEFECTIVE PART HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE AT LEAST 1991.(HONDA VFR750F). *JB Look up ODI 10039083 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 746214 TWO DEALERS ARE VERY AWARE THAT THIS PART FAILS VERY FREQUENTLY ON THIS MODEL Look up ODI 746214 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10007340 · 200 mi ALTERNATOR IS UNABLE TO KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED IF THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ON. MOTORCYCLE WILL STOP RUNNING WHEN THE BATTERY FINALLY GIVES UP. AFTER 1 AND HALF HORS BIKE WILL LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND FAIL REGARDLESS OF RATE OF TRAVEL. (HONDA MOTORCYCLE VF750, 2001) AK PH NLM DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS766055 Look up ODI 10007340 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	220.0% ODI 10041715 · 1 mi 2002 HONDA MOTORCYCLE MODEL 919 SERIOUS EXHAUST GAS ISSUE. *LA Look up ODI 10041715 at NHTSA ↗	13.6% ODI 10037360 HONDA MOTORCYCLE MODEL CB900F. WHILE RIDING THE BIKE I CAN SMELL EXAUHST FUMES. ONCE I ARRIVE AT ANY DESTINATION MY CLOTHES AND BODY SMELL HORRIBLLY LIKE THE FUMES AS WELL. I HAVE HAD SNEEZING FITS AS WELL AS A RESULT OF WHAT I AM BREATHING ON THE BIKE.*AK Look up ODI 10037360 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	150.0% ODI 10235202 · 43,877 mi THE BRAKE ROTOR ON MY 1990 HONDA VT1100 HAS A CRACK 75% OF THE WAY ACROSS IT, MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. I AM REPORTING THIS TO SEE IF THIS IS A TREND WITH THESE MOTORCYCLES BECAUSE THE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE, NO WRECK, NO LAYDOWN, JUST NORMAL OPERATIONS. *TR Look up ODI 10235202 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	110.0% ODI 10074846 · 1,000 mi HAVE 2002 HONDA MOTORCYCLE ST1100, 10,000 MILES, RETAINING BOLT ON RIGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE, ALMOST KILLED SELF. *AK Look up ODI 10074846 at NHTSA ↗	13.6% ODI 10130327 · 20,000 mi DT: OWNS A HONDA GOLDWING WHICH HAS BEEN MODIFIED INTO A CONVERSION MOTOR BIKE WHICH TURNED THIS INTO A 3 WHEEL VEHICLE. CONSUMER FELT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PADS DESTROYED THE ROTORS. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE A SENSOR LIKE THOSE ON A CAR ,BUT THERE WAS ONLY 4-5,000 MILES BEFORE THE ROTOR WERE DESTROYED. BECAUSE HONDA WAS A DUAL BRAKING SYSTEM ,SO IF LOSING THE REAR STILL HAS THE FRONT BRAKES, THE MOTOR BIKE CONVERSION FRONT BRAKES WERE NOT MODIFIED BUT REAR BRAKES WERE CONVERTED. THE DESIGN OF THE SOFT ROTORS WAS A … Look up ODI 10130327 at NHTSA ↗
Tires	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 518229 BRIDGE STONE TIRE BLEW OUT FROM A NAIL PUNCTURE, OWNER FEELS TIRE SHOULD HAVE SURVIVED THIS TYPE OF PUNCTURE. Look up ODI 518229 at NHTSA ↗	116.7% ODI 707447 DELAMINATION OF TIRE, VISIBLE FROM INSIDE OF TIRE; 10"X3" ALONG CENTER LINE OF TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 180/70-16 ) Look up ODI 707447 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	110.0% ODI 10032715 · 13,300 mi PURCHASED SET OF DEFECT METZELER/PIRELLI MOTORCYCLE TIRES FOR HONDA GL1800 GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE. TIRES HAVE A LOW SPEED WOBBLE AND PRODUCE VIBRATION. TIRES COULD LEAD TO MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT WHILE CORNERING/LEANING. TALKED TO JEFF SELBERT CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FOR PIRELLI. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE LOGGED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER RIDERS WHO HAVE PUCHASED THESE TIRES. EACH TIME I CALL, I RECEIVE A RUN-A-ROUND. PIRELLI REFUSES TO PROVIDE NEW TIRES OR A REFUND. TIRES HAVE LESS THAT 200 MILES ON THEM. PIRELLI CUSTOMER SERVICE CAN BE CON… Look up ODI 10032715 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	27.1% ODI 10020213 SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE, THE MOTORCYCLE CONSTANTLY OVER HEATED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING THE FROM VEHICLE. THE DEALER SERVICED THEN PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. VEHICLE IS 2003 HONDA REFLEX 250. *JB Look up ODI 10020213 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Too few reports for a range	8,850 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10139643 · 7,000 mi WHEN RIDING MOTORCYCLE AND STOPPING AT STREET LIGHTS CAN SMELL GAS FUMES, NOT EXHAUST. INSPECTED FOUND WELD AT BOTTOM REAR OF FUEL TANK LEAKING FUEL, HAVE READ ABOUT THIS FAILURE WITH OTHER 2000 RC51S ON INTERNET FORUMS, HONDA HAS NO RECALL!!! WHY NOT?!!!JB Look up ODI 10139643 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10045066 · 10,700 mi 2003 HONDA VFR INTERCEPTOR (MOTORCYCLE) CAUGHT ON FIRE APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MILES INTO RIDE. THE FIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE ONLY, AT THE MUFFLER AND REAR PLASTIC COWLING. APPROXIMATELY 1-1.5 MILES PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING "ROUGH" OR "BOGGED DOWN" WITH REDUCED POWER.AK Look up ODI 10045066 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	Too few reports for a range	6,600 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10037525 · 2,500 mi I BOUGHT A HONDA 2002 919 (CB900F) A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAVE HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH EXHAUST FUMES. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE SITTING STILL OR RIDING SLOW,FAST, OR STOP AND GO. MY CLOTHS AND BODY SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST AFTER EVERY RIDE AND WHEN STOPPED IN OR OUT OFF TRAFFIC I CAN SMELL THE FUMES IN MY HELMET. WHEN MY WIFE RIDES WITH ME SHE GETS A REALLY BAD HEADACHE AND FEELS SICK AND SLEEPY AFTER THE RIDE. TO ME THAT IS A SIGN OF CARBON MONOXCIDE POISONING. IT SEEMS LIKE OTHER RIDDERS HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH AFTER MARKET EXHAUSTS, BUT WH… Look up ODI 10037525 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10045066 · 10,700 mi 2003 HONDA VFR INTERCEPTOR (MOTORCYCLE) CAUGHT ON FIRE APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MILES INTO RIDE. THE FIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE ONLY, AT THE MUFFLER AND REAR PLASTIC COWLING. APPROXIMATELY 1-1.5 MILES PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING "ROUGH" OR "BOGGED DOWN" WITH REDUCED POWER.*AK Look up ODI 10045066 at NHTSA ↗
Unknown Or Other	Too few reports for a range	37,750 mi	4 (sparse)	ODI 10019297 · 22,000 mi SPEEDOMETER UNDER-REPORTS ACTUAL SPEED. SPEEDOMETER ON 1997 HONDA, PC 800, REPORTS VEHICLE SPEED AS 50 MPH, WHEN VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. SPEEDOMETER UNDER-REPORTS ALL SPEEDS BY 10%. (NOTE: VEHICLE TIRES ARE SIZES SPECIFIED BY OWNER'S MANUAL, AND ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. NLM Look up ODI 10019297 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10075593 · 100 mi CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INACCURATE. THE READING WAS OFF BY ABOUT 10%. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS COMMON AND THAT THEY WERE ALLOWED 10% DEVIATION. AK NM Look up ODI 10075593 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10143570 · 53,500 mi FINAL DRIVE FLANGE BEARING FAILURE,2003 HONDA VTX 1800 RETRO MODEL MOTORCYCLE, I WAS REPLACING A WORN TIRE AND INSPECTED THE FLANGE BEARINGS,BOTH WERE NO GOOD,BALL BEARINGS AND SEAL MISSING FROM ONE AND THE OTHER DID NOT TURN,MY DEALER REPLACED THEM BOTH UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. JB Look up ODI 10143570 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator	Too few reports for a range	7,102 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10039083 · 14,003 mi COMPLETE AND UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL POWER. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF VOLTAGE REGULATOR. A WEB SEARCH TURNED UP DOZENS OF INCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE; THE DEFECTIVE PART HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE AT LEAST 1991.(HONDA VFR750F). JB Look up ODI 10039083 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10007340 · 200 mi ALTERNATOR IS UNABLE TO KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED IF THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ON. MOTORCYCLE WILL STOP RUNNING WHEN THE BATTERY FINALLY GIVES UP. AFTER 1 AND HALF HORS BIKE WILL LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND FAIL REGARDLESS OF RATE OF TRAVEL. (HONDA MOTORCYCLE VF750, 2001) AK PH NLM DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS*766055 Look up ODI 10007340 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System	Too few reports for a range	1 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10041715 · 1 mi 2002 HONDA MOTORCYCLE MODEL 919 SERIOUS EXHAUST GAS ISSUE. *LA Look up ODI 10041715 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	Too few reports for a range	20,000 mi	3 (sparse)	ODI 10235202 · 43,877 mi THE BRAKE ROTOR ON MY 1990 HONDA VT1100 HAS A CRACK 75% OF THE WAY ACROSS IT, MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. I AM REPORTING THIS TO SEE IF THIS IS A TREND WITH THESE MOTORCYCLES BECAUSE THE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE, NO WRECK, NO LAYDOWN, JUST NORMAL OPERATIONS. TR Look up ODI 10235202 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10074846 · 1,000 mi HAVE 2002 HONDA MOTORCYCLE ST1100, 10,000 MILES, RETAINING BOLT ON RIGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE, ALMOST KILLED SELF. AK Look up ODI 10074846 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10130327 · 20,000 mi DT: OWNS A HONDA GOLDWING WHICH HAS BEEN MODIFIED INTO A CONVERSION MOTOR BIKE WHICH TURNED THIS INTO A 3 WHEEL VEHICLE. CONSUMER FELT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PADS DESTROYED THE ROTORS. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE A SENSOR LIKE THOSE ON A CAR ,BUT THERE WAS ONLY 4-5,000 MILES BEFORE THE ROTOR WERE DESTROYED. BECAUSE HONDA WAS A DUAL BRAKING SYSTEM ,SO IF LOSING THE REAR STILL HAS THE FRONT BRAKES, THE MOTOR BIKE CONVERSION FRONT BRAKES WERE NOT MODIFIED BUT REAR BRAKES WERE CONVERTED. THE DESIGN OF THE SOFT ROTORS WAS A … Look up ODI 10130327 at NHTSA ↗
Tires	Too few reports for a range	13,300 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10032715 · 13,300 mi PURCHASED SET OF DEFECT METZELER/PIRELLI MOTORCYCLE TIRES FOR HONDA GL1800 GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE. TIRES HAVE A LOW SPEED WOBBLE AND PRODUCE VIBRATION. TIRES COULD LEAD TO MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT WHILE CORNERING/LEANING. TALKED TO JEFF SELBERT CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FOR PIRELLI. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE LOGGED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER RIDERS WHO HAVE PUCHASED THESE TIRES. EACH TIME I CALL, I RECEIVE A RUN-A-ROUND. PIRELLI REFUSES TO PROVIDE NEW TIRES OR A REFUND. TIRES HAVE LESS THAT 200 MILES ON THEM. PIRELLI CUSTOMER SERVICE CAN BE CON… Look up ODI 10032715 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	Too few reports for a range	20,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10061238 · 20,000 mi WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10061238 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2002: 9 complaints · 2003: 24 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2002	1	6	9
2003	17	22	24

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2002	9	1	0
2003	25	2	1

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	Unknown Or Other	Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator	Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System	Service Brakes, Hydraulic	Tires	Engine And Engine Cooling
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	—	1 ODI 10045066 · 10,700 mi 2003 HONDA VFR INTERCEPTOR (MOTORCYCLE) CAUGHT ON FIRE APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MILES INTO RIDE. THE FIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE ONLY, AT THE MUFFLER AND REAR PLASTIC COWLING. APPROXIMATELY 1-1.5 MILES PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING "ROUGH" OR "BOGGED DOWN" WITH REDUCED POWER.*AK Look up ODI 10045066 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	1 ODI 10045066 · 10,700 mi 2003 HONDA VFR INTERCEPTOR (MOTORCYCLE) CAUGHT ON FIRE APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MILES INTO RIDE. THE FIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE ONLY, AT THE MUFFLER AND REAR PLASTIC COWLING. APPROXIMATELY 1-1.5 MILES PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING "ROUGH" OR "BOGGED DOWN" WITH REDUCED POWER.*AK Look up ODI 10045066 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unknown Or Other	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Tires	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Engine And Engine Cooling	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

4 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

3 mentions · 4.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 17,002 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10039083 · 14,003 mi

Look up ODI 10039083 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 542030

ENGINE STALLS GOING OVER 60 MPH CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID.

Look up ODI 542030 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10061238 · 20,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Look up ODI 10061238 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

2 mentions · 3.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 7,250 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10139643 · 7,000 mi

Look up ODI 10139643 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10163318 · 7,500 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A GAS LEAK WAS OBSERVED IN THE REAR WELD OF THE GAS TANK ON THE MOTORCYCLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

Look up ODI 10163318 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Hard or delayed shifting

1 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 512649

WHILE IN NEUTRAL, CONSUMER GAVE THE BIKE SOME GAS AND IT JERKED FORWARD.

Look up ODI 512649 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 547371

Look up ODI 547371 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b