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2004 Honda CBR600RR 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 Aug 23, 2005
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 Aug 24, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Honda CBR600RR. 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

Showing 1–7 of 7

Electrical
Filed Aug 23, 2005

DT:WHEN TURNING ON BRIGHT LIGHT SWITCH WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE DIES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT, THIS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE. DID CONTACT MANUFACTURER, WHO NOT CONCERNED, TOLD CONSUMER TO TAKE TO DEALER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE PART BECAUSE THIS WAS A GROUND WIRE PROBLEM AFTER BEING ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A BATTERY ISSUE WHICH WAS REPLACED AND DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DEALER AGREED TO FIX PROBLEM WHICH CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR, BUT HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE REPAIR.*AK *TT

NHTSA ID
10128902
Incident
Jun 15, 2005
Mileage
650 mi
Brakes
Filed Feb 1, 2005

DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES ON THE MOTORCYCLE AND IT FAILED TO STOP. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

NHTSA ID
10109513
Incident
Feb 1, 2005
Brakes
Filed Nov 9, 2004

RECALL 04V387000 CONCERNING MOTORCYCLES BRAKE SYSTEM LINKAGE. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT PURCHASE THE MOTORCYCLE THERE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10099658
Incident
Aug 17, 2004
Brakes
Filed Oct 25, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported

AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE MOTORCYCLE SLID INTO A VEHICLE. CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED RECALL 04V387000. *AK

NHTSA ID
10097619
Incident
Oct 12, 2004
Mileage
2,274 mi
Brakes
Filed Sep 27, 2004
Crash reported

WHILE MAKING A TURN, AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE SLID ACROSS THE ROAD. RECALL 04V387000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID
10094391
Incident
Sep 23, 2004
Mileage
4,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Sep 8, 2004
Crash reported

AFTER RECEIVING RECALL 04V254000 FOR REAR BRAKE LINKAGE CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE MOTORCYCLE REPAIRED. MOTORCYCLE REMAINED DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NEVER IN. BRAKES FAILED, SKIDDED, AND CRASHED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10091615
Incident
Sep 8, 2004
Brakes
Filed Aug 24, 2004
Crash reported

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES MOTORCYCLE FAILED TO STOP. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTOR WAS BENT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND THE HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10089659
Incident
Aug 24, 2004

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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