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2006 Honda ST1300 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 Jun 7, 2018
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 16, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Honda ST1300. 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 1–5 of 5

Brakes
Filed Jun 7, 2018

PURCHASED THE BIKE APPROX.5 YEARS AGO,13,000 MILES,BEFORE THE 20,926 MILE MARK THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER WOULDNT RELEASE,BURNT UP REAR ROTOR,PADS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER,EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT,BELIEVE THE INTERNALS OF THE SMS ARE THE SAME AS THE GOLDWINGS THAT WERE RECALLED,CONTACTED HONDA,THE DIDNT WANT TO HELP WITH REIMBURSEMENT 836.95,I HAVE DOCUMENTATION

NHTSA ID
11100451
Incident
Mar 20, 2015
Mileage
20,926 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 14, 2010

DUNLOP SPORTMAX ROADSMART MOTORCYCLE TIRE DEVELOPED A "BUBBLE" ABOUT 2" X 8" ALONG THE CIRCUMFERENCE. TIRE WAS RENDERED USELESS AND WILL BE REPLACED WITHIN THE WEEK. *TR

NHTSA ID
10349365
Incident
Aug 14, 2010
Mileage
6,840 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 31, 2010

1. FRONT TIRE ON A 2006 HONDA ST1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE TIRE IS A DUNLOP ROADSMART SIZE 120/70ZR18. THE TIRE HAD 11,275 MILES ON IT. I RUN 42PSI IN THE TIRE, RIDE TWO UP MOST OF THE TIME (RIDER=230LBS, PASSENGER=140LBS, MINIMAL GEAR IN THE BAGS). TIRE PRESSURE AND TIRE CONDITION ARE CHECKED BEFORE EVERY RIDE WITH MULTIPLE CHECKS OF TIRE CONDITION DURING THE RIDE. INFO ABOUT TIRE: MADE IN FRANCE, T1-ML58395,75R-0004274, B1-ML58396, DOT DKCJ 011M 1008. 2. NOTICED SLIGHT "BUMPING" FROM FRONT TIRE AT SLOW SPEED (APPROX. 35MPH), CHECKED TIRE AND FOUND A BUBBLE APPROX. THE SIZE OF HALF A TENNIS BALL IN THE CENTER OF TREAD. AFTER TIRE WAS REMOVED, THERE WAS A 4 INCH SPLIT WITH CORDS/BELTS EXPOSED. 3. HAD A NEW TIRE (SAME AS DESCRIBED ABOVE) DELIVERED 100 MILES TO MY LOCATION AND WAS CHANGED IN A DRIVEWAY BY MYSELF AND ANOTHER RIDER. OLD TIRE IS AVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10346538
Incident
Jul 24, 2010
Mileage
20,275 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 2, 2010

2006 HONDA ST1300 MOTORCYCLE WAS IN A MINIATURE TORNADO. *DT THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED HIS MOTORCYCLE LAYING ON ITS SIDE. THE BIKE WAS SCRATCHED BADLY ON ITS LEFT SIDE, THE RIGHT MIRROR WA BROKEN AND THE RUBBER BUMPER FOR THE ENGINE WAS SQUASHED. THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT TRADING THE BIKE, BUT WAS TOLD AN INSPECTION WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BACK WHEEL WAS BENT AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

NHTSA ID
10313158
Incident
Jun 18, 2008
Engine
Filed Sep 16, 2008

WHEN APPLYING GREATER THAN 50% THROTTLE THE ENGINE CUTS TO 1/2 POWER NEAR 6000 RPM. IT ALSO LOSES THE IDLE AFTER 15-30 SECONDS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DIE. THIS IS VERY CONSISTENT AND HAPPENS DAILY ONCE THE ENGINE HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10242491
Incident
May 15, 2008
Mileage
14,000 mi

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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