2004 HONDA CBR1000RR

11 complaints filed with NHTSA.

11
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1

Recalls (1)

04V25400027/05/2004

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, SOME DIGITAL SPEEDOMETERS MAY EXPERIENCE A COMPUTER PROGRAM ERROR, CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER TO INDICATE APPROXIMATELY 25 PERCENT LESS THAN THE ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED.

Recent Complaints

20090405CrashFatalSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ON JULY 25, 2007, A 16 YR. OLD DRIVER MAKES AN ILLEGAL LEFT-HAND TURN IN FRONT OF MY SON AND HIS GIRLFRIEND AS THEY WERE COMING THROUGH THE INTER-SECTION RIDING A HONDA CBR1000. THE 16 YR. PANICS AND HITS THE BRAKES BLOCKING MY SON'S LEFT LANE. MY SON BRAKES TO TRY AND AVOID THE COLLUSION BUT THE BIKE FAILS TO KEEP BOTH WHEELS ON THE GROUND. THE BIKE GOES UP ON THE FRONT WHEEL IN A VERTICAL POSITION. IN THAT INSTANCE MY SON IS NO LONGER ABLE TO CONTROL THE BIKE AND STEER CLEAR OF THE DURANG