2003 Honda CBR600RR

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports	Crashes	Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages	1	1	1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	1	1	0
Power Train	1	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Equipment14E012000

Filed Apr 1, 20142,827 vehiclesOhlins Racing Ab

Defect. Ohlins Racing AB (Ohlins) is recalling certain steering dampers kits manufactured with an incorrectly machined bracket. These dampers were sold for use as aftermarket equipment on Yamaha R1, R6, and FZ6, Suzuki TL1000 R and GSX1300R, Honda CB600RR, and Ducati Monster 1000, 748, 848, 916, 996, and 998 motorcycles. Also included are universal steering damper kits with part numbers SD 000 through SD 005. The affected brackets may crack.

Risk. If there is a crack in the steering bracket, at low speeds it may cause the steering to lock, leading to personal injury or a crash.

Remedy. Ohlins will notify the distributors and provide their customers with a new bracket. The recall began in November 2013. Owners may contact Ohlins USA at 1-828-692-4525. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 13E-034.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages04V387000

Filed Aug 5, 200422,000 vehiclesHonda (american Honda Motor Co.)

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE REAR BRAKE LINKAGE IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION WHICH CAN CAUSE BINDING AND ROUGH BRAKE OPERATION. AS CORROSION INCREASES, IT CAN CAUSE A STICKING PEDAL OR REQUIRE HIGH BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT.

Risk. LINKAGE COULD BREAK RESULTING IN A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE FUNCTION WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SPHERICAL ROD END AND ASSOCIATED PARTS. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train

Filed Aug 14, 2017135,000 milesIL

DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR... IT STALLS OUT AND RPM REVELS UP. DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE ENG. REVEVS UP AND YOU ARE NOT IN GEAR WHILE DRIVING....

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and LinkagesCrash1 injured

Filed Aug 12, 2005182 milesNC

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CBR600RR MOTORCYCLE, HE RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE REAR BRAKE LINKAGE. PRIOR TO THE RECALL, THE CONTACT HAD AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND CURVE, AND THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED, CAUSING A COLLISION. . THE SERVICE DEALER HAD THE MOTORCYCLE FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE SERVICE DEALER THREE TIMES, AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING TO REPLACE ON THE REAR BRAKES. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MOTORCYCLE.*AK

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

Filed Aug 25, 2004NC

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CRASHED. CONSUMER HAD THE MOTORCYCLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2026

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2026	7	1	0	0	Routine
2025	2	1	0	0	Routine
2024	0	1	0	0	Routine
2020	0	1	0	0	Routine
2019	3	1	1	0	Routine
2018	0	1	0	0	Routine
2017	0	1	0	0	Routine
2016	0	1	0	0	Routine
2015	0	1	0	0	Routine
2014	0	1	0	0	Routine
2013	1	1	0	0	Routine
2012	1	1	0	0	Routine
2011	0	1	0	0	Routine
2010	0	1	0	0	Routine
2009	0	1	0	0	Routine
2008	2	0	0	0	Routine
2007	1	1	0	0	Routine
2006	2	2	0	1	Fatalities reported
2005	1	1	0	0	Routine
2004	7	2	0	0	Routine
2003 — this page	3	2	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 1, 2014. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.