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2003 Honda ST1300A

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 Sep 2, 2010
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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Latest Jan 24, 2005
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 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 Honda ST1300A, most frequently naming the electrical and tires & wheels categories. 3 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year; and 6 manufacturer communications are on file.

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

  • Electrical360.0%
  • Tires & wheels240.0%

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

3 campaigns cover this model year

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
05V010000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Jan 24, 2005
36,046 units potentially affected
The defect: CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH COMBINED-BRAKE SYSTEMS HAVE A PROPORTIONING CONTROL VALVE (PCV) THAT MECHANICALLY PROPORTIONS BRAKE FORCE WHEN THE REAR BRAKE IS APPLIED. A SEAL IN SOME PCVS IS IMPROPERLY SHAPED, AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR.
The risk: IF THE MOTORCYCLE CONTINUES TO BE USED AFTER A LEAK OCCURS, THE REAR BRAKE WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME INOPERATIVE. A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE FORCE COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE FORLEAKAGE. IF LEAKAGE IS CONFIRMED, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE PCV FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 31, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 866-784-1870.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)Manufacturer number P65View on NHTSA.gov
04V568000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Dec 9, 2004
4,345 units potentially affected
The defect: ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS HAS A GROUND DISTRIBUTION CONNECTOR THAT IS INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED. SOME ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS MAY OVERHEAT AND SHORT, INCLUDING THE FUEL PUMP.
The risk: IF THE FUEL PUMP STOPS WORKING, THE ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
The remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE GROUND DISTRIBUTION CONNECTOR FOR OVERHEATING DAMAGE. IF ANY DAMAGE IS FOUND, THE WIRE HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED. IF NO DAMAGE IS FOUND, THE CONNECTORS WILL BE ASSEMBLED PROPERLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 8, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 866-784-1870.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)View on NHTSA.gov
04V549000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Nov 23, 2004
2,185 units potentially affected
The defect: ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE ROUTING OF SOME WIRE HARNESSES MAY ALLOW A CONNECTOR TO CONTACT AND CHAFE AGAINST THE FUEL TANK.
The risk: EVENTUALLY THE CHAFING MAY CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT AND BLOW AN IGNITION SYSTEM FUSE. THE ENGINE WILL THEN STALL WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
The remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR POSITION AND CHECK FOR DAMAGE. IF ANY DAMAGE IS FOUND, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE NECESSARY PARTS. IF NO DAMAGE IS FOUND, DEALERS WILL REPOSITION THE CONNECTOR, AND MAKE SURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE EXISTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 8, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-866-784-1870.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)Manufacturer number P53View on NHTSA.gov

Recent owner complaints

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

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 2, 2010

THE FRONT TIRE ON MY MOTORCYCLE, A DUNLOP ROADSMART SIZE 120/70ZR-18, SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY. VISUAL EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THE BELT SEPARATED UNDER THE TREAD, THEN SPLIT THE TIRE CARCASS RESULTING IN ABOUT A 3 INCH GASH AND A RAPID LOSS OF PRESSURE. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE RESULT OF HITTING A ROAD HAZARD. LUCKILY I MANAGED TO GET THE MOTORCYCLE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. I HAVE DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FAILURE AT HTTP://USMOTOGPFANS.COM/PIX/MAIN.PHP?G2_ITEMID=117. THE TIRE IS BEING HELD AT A MOTORCYCLE DEALERSHIP WHO DID MY REPAIRS, BELLEVILLE HONDA IN BELLEVILLE IL. THE FAILURE LOOKS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THIS ONE EXPERIENCED BY ANOTHER RIDER USING THE SAME TIRE MODEL, BRAND AND SIZE: HTTP://WWW.ST-OWNERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWPOST.PHP?P=1001288&POSTCOUNT=33 HERE'S AN EVEN MORE SPECTACULAR ONE: HTTP://WWW.ST1300.US.COM/SHOWPOST.PHP?P=5430 AND SEVERAL OTHERS: HTTP://WWW.ST-OWNERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWPOST.PHP?P=999875 HTTP://WWW.ST-OWNERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWPOST.PHP?P=1000715 HTTP://WWW.ST-OWNERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWPOST.PHP?P=1096975 HTTP://WWW.ST1300.US.COM/SHOWPOST.PHP?P=5399 THIS EXACT TIRE MODEL AND SIZE APPEARS TO BE PRONE TO THESE CATASTROPHIC FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE AND HAS THUS FAR TAKEN NO ACTION. I HOPE THE NHTSA CAN FORCE SOME RESPONSE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. BTW, YOUR WEB INTERFACE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE, SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER THE RIGHT FIGURE. IT WAS 120/70ZR-18. THE CLOSEST YOUR SITE ALLOWS ME TO ENTER IS 125/70ZR-18, WHICH DOESN'T EXIST IN THIS TIRE MODEL. I ENTERED IT ANYWAY, AS THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY TO GET PAST THE SCREEN. *TR

NHTSA ID
10353593
Incident
Aug 26, 2010
Mileage
52,600 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 23, 2010

I HAD THE FRONT DUNLOP ROADSMART TIRE OF MY MOTOR CYCLE DEVELOP A LARGE BLISTER AFTER A RIDE OF APPROX. 60 MILES.(TOTAL TIRE MILEAGE IS 13,800M) THE BLISTER SIZE IS 4 INCHES LONG, 2 INCHES WIDE AND 0.5INCHES HIGH. THIS CAUSED A DANGEROUS VIBRATION THROUGH THE MOTORCYCLE AND BADLY AFFECTED THE HANDLING OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE TIRE SIZE IS 120/70/ZR18. THE PRESSURE WAS SET AT THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE BY THE MANUFACTURER (42PSI) AND THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS ENCOUNTERED AT THE TIME THE BLISTER OCCURRED. A COMPLAINT E-MAIL WAS SENT TO DUNLOP ON 6/22/2010 REQUESTING COMMENTS ON THIS BLISTER BUT TO DATE NO REPLY HAS BEEN RECEIVED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10339726
Incident
Jun 20, 2010
Mileage
13,861 mi
Electrical
Filed Apr 7, 2005

(1) NO FAILURE HAS OCCURRED YET. (2) POTENTIAL FAILURE - THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS HAS A GROUND DISTRIBUTION CONNECTOR. THE CONNECTOR WAS IMPROPERLY WIRED AND COULD OVERHEAT. IF THE CONNECTOR OVERHEATS, POWER TO VARIOUS CIRCUITS COULD BE LOST. AS ARESULT, A LOSS OF CRITICAL LIGHTING OR ENGINE POWER COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY THE DEALER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM - ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THIS FAILURE ARE NOT AVAILABLE TILL JULY 2005 THUS THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME (60 DAYS FROM THE DATE I FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR REPAIR).*AK

NHTSA ID
10116585
Incident
Mar 28, 2005
Electrical
Filed Apr 5, 2005

PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR HONDA RECALLS NHTSA 04V568000 AND 04V549000. RECALLS CAME OUT OVER 90 DAYS AGO. THEY HAVE HAD MY BIKE FOR OVER 30 DAYS. DEALER CANNOT DO WORK BECAUSE OF LACK OF PARTS. I FEEL HONDA NOT LIVING UP TO INTENT OF THE RECALL IN FAILING TO PROVIDE EXPEDIENT REPAIR.*AK

NHTSA ID
10116378
Incident
Sep 20, 2004
Mileage
12,500 mi
Electrical
Filed Jan 6, 2005

HONDA MOTORCYCLE WIRING HARNESS SAFETY RECALL. *NM RECALL CAMPAIGN : 04V568000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE IS HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING HONDA TO COMPLY WITH THE SAFETY RECALL OF HIS MOTORCYCLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM CENTERS ON THE FACT THAT AMERICAN HONDA ISSUES PARTS REQUIRED BY THE RECALL TO THE SELLING DEALER. AMERICAN HONDA WILL NOT SEND PARTS TO THE LOCAL DEALER, THEY WILL ONLY SEND PARTS TO THE SELLING DEALER AND THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE IN OHIO, AND HE DOES NOT LIVE THERE. *TC

NHTSA ID
10110919
Incident
Jan 1, 2005

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

DLR MSG - Honda

AIR BAGS

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.

DLR MSG - Stop S

AIR BAGS

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.

08-040

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

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

SB-06-085

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

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

10898

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SAFETY RECALL TO REPLACE THE GROUND CONNECTOR GAP ON ALL 2003-2004 ST1300/A MODELS. HONDA. *TT

10960

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE

LINKED BRAKING SYSTEM (LBS) PROPORTIONAL CONTROL VALVE (PCV) LEAKAGE SAFETY RECALL. *TT

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Honda ST1300A by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2012100—
2010111—
2009011—
2008211—
2006410—
2004320—
2003Viewing530—

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.