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2003 Honda CB900F Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 3, 2014
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 29, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 Honda CB900F. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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EngineFuel system
Filed Jul 3, 2014

AFTER ANY AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT ON THE MOTORYCLE, AN UNBEARABLE ODOR FROM THE EXHAUST SIMILAR TO STAGNANT SEWAGE EMANATES FROM THE EXHAUST. THIS HAS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP AND IS WIDELY REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. HONDA NOR A LOCAL DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE WHEN CONTACTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY CAUSE OF THE ODOR. THE ODOR CAUSES SEVERE HEADACHES, LIGHTHEADEDNESS, AND NAUSEA. THE ODOR EMANATES AT IDLE, AT SPEED, DURING COLD STARTS, WARM STARTS, AND AT SHUTDOWN. THE ODOR IS NOTICEABLY STRONGER WHEN THE ENGINE REACHES OPERATING TEMPERATURE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10607947
Incident
Jul 3, 2014
Mileage
24,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jun 15, 2004

WHILE RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE, EXHAUST FUMES WILL PERMEATE THE BACK OF THE RIDERS CLOTHING, BACK PACKS AND PASSENGERS, LEAVING A NASUATING ODOR THAT IS UNBEARABLE TO BE AROUND. THIS OCCURS WITH RIDING TRIPS THAT ARE AS SHORT AS 15 MINUTES. PASSENGERS COMPLAIN THAT THEY CAN SMELL EXHAUST FUMES WHILE RIDING, CAUSING HEADACHES, NASUA AND DIZZINESS. SPOKE WITH THE DEALER ABOUT KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL, AND THEY KNEW OF NONE. CHECK OUT BIKE AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. SPOKE WITH "JARED" AT AMERICAN HONDA IN CA (866-784-1870), AND HE STATED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NO PLANS TO FIX BECAUSE THERE ARE NO DEFECTS WITH THE BIKE, THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE UNDERTAIL EXHAUST AND THAT IT IS THER NATURE OF THE BIKE. WHEN I INQUIRED IF ANY OTHER UNDERTAIL EXHAUST SYSTEM MOTORCYCLES PRODUCED BY HONDA HAD SIMILAIR PROBLEMS, HE SAID THEY DID NOT! THAT IT IS ONLY THE 919/HORNET 900. IF YOU GO TO ANY ONLINE OWNERS FORUM WORLDWIDE, YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL SUFFERS FROM THIS PROBLEM IN THE US, EUROPE, AUSTRAILIA AND JAPEN. OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING A SAFETY/HEALTH PROBLEM WITH A MOTORCYCLE THAT COMES FROM THE FACTORY WITH A DESIGN FLAW.*AK

NHTSA ID
10075415
Incident
May 1, 2004
Engine
Filed May 29, 2004

EXCESSIVE UNBURNED FUEL VAPOR/FUMES EMITTED FROM EXHAUST OF MOTORCYCLE "03 HONDA 919 FROM FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP THROUGH 2000 MILES. (6 MONTHS) PROTECTIVE RIDING GEAR SATURATION, AND INHALATION/LIGHTHEADEDNESS HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED. HAD PERFORMED LAB TESTING OF MANUFACTURES OIL HAVING SHOWN EXCESS FUEL/ CRANKCASE OIL DILUTION, AND EXTREMELY REDUCED VISCOSITY (FIRST INTERVAL 40WT DOWN TO ~20WT) WITH OIL WELL BELOW SPECIFICATION, AND BEFORE RECOMMENDED DRAIN INTERVALS. HAVE DOCUMENTED LAB DATA RECORD TO SUPPORT. UNBURNED FUEL ODOR APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTANT, HOWEVER SHORTENED OIL DRAIN INTERVALS SEEMS TO HELP REMEDY SOMEWHAT. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO VIEW THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.STINKISSUE.COM/#SOLUTION. AS I HAVE FOUND, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AND ONLY REFLECT A PORTION OF THE OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED NEAR-MISS INCIDENTS FROM SAME. THANKYOU. *LA

NHTSA ID
10074458
Incident
May 28, 2004
Mileage
10 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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