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2008 Honda XR650L 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 May 31, 2016
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 Jan 20, 2011

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 Honda XR650L. 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

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Filed May 31, 2016

CRACK IN FRAME

NHTSA ID
10871511
Incident
May 29, 2016
Mileage
20,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 20, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA X650L. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE COUNTER SHAFT STRIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE SHAFT FREE OF CHARGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

NHTSA ID
10378040
Incident
Dec 20, 2010
Mileage
18,000 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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