2006 Honda CMX250C

ON AUGUST 20, 2008 I TOOK MY BRAND NEW MOTOR SCOOTER Q LINK SIENNA 150 - 2008 (3 MILES MILEAGE) FOR A SHORT RIDE. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I HAD WHAT I FOUND OUT TO BE A "TANK SLAPPER" - WOBBLE WHEEL ACCIDENT. NEVER HAD I OR MY INSURANCE COMPANY BEEN AWARE THIS LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. I FOUND OUT FROM THE SERVICE MANAGE OF MONTGOMERY CYCLE WHERE I PURCHASED THE SCOOTER, AFTER GIVING HIM ALL THE DETAILS HE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A "TANK SLAPPER", AND INDEED I DID. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THE LACK OF FULL AND FAIR DISCLOSURE AND LACK OF EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY UPON PURCHASE, HAD NOT BEEN MADE TO ME. HAD I BEEN AWARE THIS WAS A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF A MOTORCYCLE AND/OR MOTOR SCOOTER, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WITH GAS PRICES CAUSING THE SALE OF MOTOR SCOOTERS TO RAPIDLY RISE, THERE MOST BE MORE REGULATIONS AND INFORMED LANGUAGE BEFORE THE PURCHASE OF THESE VEHICLES. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE HAD ONLY THE INJURIES THAT I DID, TRUST ME, IT WAS LIKE I HIT BLACK ICE, THERE WAS NO CONTROLLING THAT SCOOTER, IT WAS LIKE IT HAD A LIFE OF IT'S OWN, THEN, GAS POURED OUT. I FELT COMPELLED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I AM PLANNING ON CONTACTING MY CONGRESSMAN AS WELL. I THANK-YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THE REGARDS OF THIS SERIOUS ROAD THREAT. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR INFORMING THEM OF MY INFORMATION HERE AND THEY HAVE MY PERMISSION TO CONTACT ME, ANY ARTICLES WOULD ALSO BE WELCOME. HOWEVER, MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE FULL AND FAIR DISCLOSURE TO THE CONSUMER, INSURANCE COMPANY'S INPUT ON THIS, AND/OR WHAT IS BEING DONE TO GET THIS DANGEROUS WARNING OUT TO THE PUBLIC? I LIVE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA AND I AM AN EXPERIENCED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE DRIVER, TO THE POINT I WAS DRIVING TRACTORS, SCOOTERS, MOPEDS, AND MOTORCYCLES ON THE FARM AT 12 YEARS OF AGE, I AM NOW 61, SO, INEXPERIENCE WAS NOT THE PROBLEM HERE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10242837

Incident

Aug 20, 2008

Mileage

9 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA 250 REBEL. WHILE COMING TO A STOP, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SHIFTED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE STRUCTURE. AFTER EXAMINING THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL FRAME WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 610.

NHTSA ID

10232190

Incident

Jun 16, 2008

Mileage

610 mi

A WELD JOINT ON THE FRAME OF MY HONDA REBEL JUST BROKE. I WAS IN FIRST GEAR IN MY PARKING LOT, NORMAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT JUST SNAPPED OFF THE FRAME AND SWUNG OUT TO THE RIGHT. IF I WAS GOING FASTER OR ON THE INTERSTATE I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10203065

Incident

Aug 10, 2007

Mileage

729 mi

BOOT STICKS ON THE RUBBER APPLIED TO THE FOOT PEG. IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN YOU HAVE TO REACT QUICKLY TO TRAFFIC SITUATIONS SUCH AS HAVING TO APPLY BREAKS AND OR SHIFTING QUICKLY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10167462

Incident

Apr 14, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RUBBER FOOT PEG HAD A KNOB ON THE END. THE CONTACT'S BOOT BECAME CAUGHT ON THE PEG AND THE CONTACT LOST BALANCE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DENTED. IT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A 2006 HONDA REBEL CMX250.

NHTSA ID

10167042

Incident

Aug 30, 2006

Mileage

33 mi

Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of August 4, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and VIN status inquiry has been updated.

Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of July 23, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and service bulletins 14-040, Safety Recall: Accord, Civic, and Others ? Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized, 14-045, Recall: Front Driver?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity Recall, and 14-046, Recall: Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity have been posted to ISIS. However, due to the large number of affected units, American Honda is still in the process of populating the VIN status inquiry function on iN, which is expected to take several days. When this process is complete, American Honda will notify all dealers again via iN message. Until that time, the existing acknowledgement procedure must be used for all potentially affected vehicles.

HONDA: ON SOME MODEL VEHICLES, THERE IS AN ALTERNATOR/STARTER TESTER (AST) MODULE CAPABLE OF TESTING ALTERNATORS, INSTALLED ON GR8 DIAGNOSTIC BATTERY STATION. *PE

LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY REDUCED LABEL FOR ALL HONDA VEHICLES. *PE

HONDA: WARRANTY EXTENSION-VEHICLE WARRANTY MILEAGE. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALLEGING THAT THE ODOMETERS ON CERTAIN 2002-2006 HONDA MODELS WERE OVERSTATING MILEAGE. FEDERAL COURT PROVIDED FINAL APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT ON 12/29/07. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE