2009 Honda CBR1000RR Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2009 Honda CBR1000RR, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes480.0%
- Driver assistance120.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
HELLO, I OWN A 2009 CBR 1000RR ABS. I'VE PUT OVER 40,000 MILES ON THE BIKE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN APRIL 2011. THE BIKE PERFORMED WELL UNTIL DECEMBER 2013. I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST CRASH ON THAT BIKE. I WAS COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT TURNED YELLOW, I APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKES TO STOP AT THE LIGHT. AS SOON AS I PULLED THE LEVER IN THE FRONT TIRE LOCKED AND FLIPPED THE BIKE FORWARD. I STOOD UP IN SHOCK, RIGHTED THE MOTORCYCLE AND LOOKED DOWN TO SEE THE ABS LIGHT STEADILY FLASHING INDICATING AN ABS FAILURE. ONCE I GOT HOME I GOOGLED "CBR ABS FAILURE" I FOUND CBR OWNERS AROUND THE WORLD ARE EXPERIENCING A LOT OF ABS FAILURES. HONDA HAS NOT ADMITTED THERE IS ANY PROBLEM DESPITE ALL THE ISSUES. COINCIDENTALLY THEY HAVE REPLACED THEIR OLD (2009 ERA) ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WITH A NEW SYSTEM. *TR
WHEN APPROACHING A SHARP TURN MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRAKE CALIPER CAME BACK ALMOST TO MY GRIPS AND I WENT PAST MY BRAKING POINT BY SEVERAL FEET. I ENDED UP IN THE SANDY GRAVEL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I NEVER WRECKED BUT I CAME CLOSE. THE ABS LIGHT WAS FLASHING SO I RESET IT BY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTARTING THE BIKE. THE ABS MALFUNCTIONED SEVERAL MORE TIMES THAT DAY AND I ALSO HAD A DEAD BATTERY WHEN I WENT INTO A RESTAURANT TO EAT, CAME OUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND MY BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE ABS BRAKES HAVE NOW MALFUNCTIONED MANY MANY TIMES SINCE THAT FIRST DAY. EVERY TIME MY BRAKES MALFUNCTION, I GO PAST MY BRAKING POINT BY SEVERAL FEET. THE BRAKES REVERT TO STANDARD BRAKES AND THERE IS A SLIGHT DELAY WHEN THIS OCCURS CAUSING ME TO MISS MY BRAKING POINT BY SEVERAL FEET. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE A FEW FEET CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU OR NOT. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CBR1000RR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 100 MPH ON A RACE TRACK, THE THROTTLE DID NOT OPERATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RETURN CABLE ON THE THROTTLE WAS SEVERED INTERNALLY WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE THROTTLE TO PROPERLY OPERATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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