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1998 Honda CBR900

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Dec 17, 1998
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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Overview

Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1998 Honda CBR900, most frequently naming the brakes category.

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

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Brakes1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Brakes
Filed Dec 17, 1998

THE FRONT ROTORS GO OUT BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 MILES FAITHFULY. THEY ACT LIKE WARPED ROTORS BUT THERE NOT WARPED. SERVICE SHOP CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE FACTORY REP WONT SAY WHAT IS WRONG. THEY JUST KEEP REPLACEING THEM. I'M ON MY FORTH SET NOT. SINCE THIS IS WINTER IN OREGON THEY WONT GO OUT TILL MARCH OR APRIL. SINCE I AM RIDING THIS BIKE EVERY TIME THE ROTORS START GOING OUT IT MAKES IT KIND OF HARD TO BRAKE FOR CORNERS. I GET A BAD VIBRATION OUT OF THE FRONT END. AFTER THREE SETS OF ROTORS IT'S QUITE OBVIOUS TO ME THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG. BUT THE RUMOR IS THAT HONDA HAS LOST OF ROTORS IN STOCK AND THERE JUST GOING TO KEEP REPLACEING THEM. THIS IS NOT A FIX SO FAR JUST A PATCH. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET THESE BRAKES FIXED RIGHT ??

NHTSA ID
701432
Incident
May 1, 1998

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Honda CBR900 by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2002600—
2000100—
1998Viewing100—
1996100—
1995100—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.