2017 Honda CRF1000D 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 2017 Honda CRF1000D, 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
- Brakes125.0%
- Driver assistance125.0%
- Engine125.0%
- Fuel system125.0%
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
THE HONDA AT WITH DCT TRANSMISSION: WHEN HITTING THE FRONT BRAKE (RIGHT GRIP) THE RIGHT HAND IS STILL ON THE THROTTLE. A SLIGHT HAND SHIFT WHEN GRABBING THE BRAKE (ESPECIALLY UNDER EMERGENCY BRAKING) WILL CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO ENGAGE FORCING THE BIKE TO LOOSE CONTROL. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE THROTTLE SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGE WHEN THE THE FRONT LEVER/BRAKE IS A APPLIED. WITH A CLUTCH OPERATION THIS CAN BE CONTROLLED VIA THE LEFT HAND, BUT WITH THE DCT (AUTOMATIC) THE CLUTCH DOES NOT DISENGAGE. THE REAR BRAKE (RIGHT FOOT) SHOULD BE SETUP NORMALLY, AS IT IS ROUTINELY USED TO MANAGE THE BIKE UNDER SLOW CONDITIONS WITH THROTTLE APPLICATION. THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO ME. APPLIED BOTH BRAKES WHICH IS VERY INTUITIVE UNDER DURESS. AS RIGHT HAND WAS GRABBING BRAKE, THE SHIFTING OF THE RIGHT HAND ALSO ENGAGED THE THROTTLE, CAUSING THE BIKE TO LURCH FORWARD IN AN UNANTICIPATED AND UNNATURAL REACTION.
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
THE HONDA AT WITH DCT TRANSMISSION: WHEN HITTING THE FRONT BRAKE (RIGHT GRIP) THE RIGHT HAND IS STILL ON THE THROTTLE. A SLIGHT HAND SHIFT WHEN GRABBING THE BRAKE (ESPECIALLY UNDER EMERGENCY BRAKING) WILL CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO ENGAGE FORCING THE BIKE TO LOOSE CONTROL. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE THROTTLE SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGE WHEN THE THE FRONT LEVER/BRAKE IS A APPLIED. WITH A CLUTCH OPERATION THIS CAN BE CONTROLLED VIA THE LEFT HAND, BUT WITH THE DCT (AUTOMATIC) THE CLUTCH DOES NOT DISENGAGE. THE REAR BRAKE (RIGHT FOOT) SHOULD BE SETUP NORMALLY, AS IT IS ROUTINELY USED TO MANAGE THE BIKE UNDER SLOW CONDITIONS WITH THROTTLE APPLICATION. THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO ME. APPLIED BOTH BRAKES WHICH IS VERY INTUITIVE UNDER DURESS. AS RIGHT HAND WAS GRABBING BRAKE, THE SHIFTING OF THE RIGHT HAND ALSO ENGAGED THE THROTTLE, CAUSING THE BIKE TO LURCH FORWARD IN AN UNANTICIPATED AND UNNATURAL REACTION.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
STALLING WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF OPERATION. THE BIKE HAD DIED IN TRAFFIC TWICE AND ONCE AT A STOP LIGHT NEARLY LEADING TO A VEHICLE REAR END ME. IT HAS ALSO DIED AFTER STARTUP BEFORE GETTING ON THE ROAD AND NEARLY STALLED MANY TIMES. DEALER AND HONDA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT AS A PROBLEM.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
Vehicle stalls. Vehicle is equipped with a DCT which stalls at roadway speed. When decelerating from ~25 mph to 0 mph at traffic, most commonly while coming to a stop for a red light, the motorcycle will stall. The engine turns off. The engine will often refuse to turn back on. Use of the start switch produces a clicking noise and requires several tries to restart motorcycle. The bike then starts in Neutral and needs to be shifted back into Drive, Sport, or a manual mode to return to movement. This is dangerous when it happens in traffic, because cars and trucks that are not paying attention may not notice the motorcycle has stopped. This also happens when idling at a red light or if manually shifting, when shifting into drive to accelerate forward when the light turns to green. Dozens of instances of the behavoir have been observed over the last 6 months (Jan to June, 2025).
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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