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2002 Honda CBR900 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 Sep 28, 2004
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 Sep 29, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 Honda CBR900. 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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Transmission
Filed Sep 28, 2004

THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 HONDA CB-900F MOTORCYCLE (MORE OFTEN KNOWN AS THE 919). RETURNING HOME IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING, THE RETAINING BOLT ON THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER (WHICH ALSO SERVES AS ITS PIVOT POINT) WORKED LOOSE, CAUSING THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER TO DROP OFF THE MOTORCYCLE, DOING SOME DAMAGE TO THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER (WHICH REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM VIA A ROD AND A SET OF UNIVERSAL JOINTS), BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS UP OR DOWN. DUE TO THE HOUR (ABOUT 1:00AM PDT) THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, AND I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, SO I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON SURFACE STREETS MOST OF THE WAY HOME IN 6TH GEAR, UNTIL A TRAFFIC LIGHT FORCED ME TO STOP THE MOTORCYCLE, FROM WHICH POINT I HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE THE REMAINING MILE TO MY HOME.*AK

NHTSA ID
10093255
Incident
Sep 28, 2004
Mileage
18,213 mi
Engine
Filed Sep 9, 2003

I AM EXPERIENCING AN EXHAUST SMELL WHILE RIDING MY HONDA 919. THIS SMELL NOT ONLY PERMEATES MY CLOTHING BUT ALSO GIVES ME A HEAD ACHE WHILE RIDING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE I BOUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE BRAND NEW.*AK

NHTSA ID
10037565
Incident
Aug 15, 2002
Engine
Filed Aug 18, 2003

EXHAUST SMELL FROM HONDA CB900F2, WHICH IS ALMOST OVERPOWERING AT TIMES.*AK

NHTSA ID
10033075
Incident
May 1, 2002
Mileage
100 mi
Engine
Filed Aug 18, 2003

EXHAUST FUMES MAKING RIDERS AND PASSENGERS HAVE SYSMPTOMS SUCH AS THOSE FOUND WITH CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING DURING MOTORCYCLE RIDES AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER. SUSPECT HIGH-MOUNT EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
10033009
Incident
Aug 17, 2003
Mileage
1 mi
Engine
Filed Aug 17, 2003

AFTER RIDING MY 919 I STANK OF EXHAUST AND HAD SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. HEADACHE/ DIZZY/ NAUSEA/ LIGHT HEADED, AND I AM VERY SLEEPY. *AK

NHTSA ID
10032991
Incident
Aug 17, 2003
Brakes
Filed Sep 29, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. MR

NHTSA ID
767879
Incident
Sep 17, 2002

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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