2002 Honda VFR800FI 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 2002 Honda VFR800FI, 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
- Electrical1100.0%
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
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
I AM A CURRENT OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA MOTORCYCLE VFR800 . IN LATE JULY OF 2007, I WAS RETURNING HOME ON THE FREEWAY AND MY MOTORCYCLE SIMPLY STOPPED RUNNING, WITH THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH GOING OUT AND ALL POWER LEAVING THE MOTORCYCLE. IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CARS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO ME, IT WAS SO SUDDEN. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER TESTING THE BATTERY, I DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. GOING TO AN ON-LINE VFR FORUM GROUP, AND USING THEIR TEST METHODS I WAS ALSO ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE STATOR/ GENERATOR WAS NOT PRODUCING ANY CURRENT FOR THE BIKE AND THAT THIS BIKE MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A RECALL OF THAT PART. WHEN I CALLED HONDA MOTORCYCLE, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN # WAS OUTSIDE THE RECALL IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT IT FAILED. SINCE I USE MY BIKE TO GO TO WORK, I HAD TO ORDER THE GENERATOR KIT AND INSTALL IT MYSELF AT A GREAT EXPENSE TO ME OF TIME AND MONEY. I QUESTION WHETHER YOUR DATA IS ACCURATE IN DETERMINING WHETHER MY MOTORCYCLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS FIX. IN ADDITION, I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE ME AT THE VERY LEAST FOR THE COST OF NEW STATOR/ GENERATOR I HAD TO PURCHASE, $160.59, COPY OF RECEIPT AVAILABLE. I RETAINED THE OLD PART AND PICTURES OF THE PART IMMEDIATELY AFTER I TOOK IT OUT. I HAVE WRITTEN THE ABOVE INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO HONDA AS WELL. *TR
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
Data on this page last refreshed .