Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2002 Honda VFR800A

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › wiring. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System › Wiring1
000
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables
Filed Mar 28, 200733,000 milesTN

THE BATTERY WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. WIRES LEADING FROM THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL TO AND FROM THE MAIN FUSE HOLDER WERE TOO SMALL GAUGE, CAUSING THEM TO BECOME VERY HOT TO THE POINT, AND INSULATION MELTED. WIRES WERE ABLE TO CONTACT EACH OTHER AND OTHER METAL OBJECTS, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. IN MY CASE, THE MAIN FUSE WAS COMPLETELY BYPASSED. THE MAIN FUSE SOCKET WAS TOO SMALL FOR THIS USAGE AND BECAME VERY HOT.*AK

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Mar 26, 200733,000 milesTN

WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. GROUND WIRE AT THE BLUE MOLEX CONNECTOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OVERHEATED AND FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE NOT TO RUN. COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE UNDERWAY. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OF THESE TYPE OF INCIDENTS ON THIS MODEL OF MOTORCYCLE.*AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20060100Routine
20041100Routine
20033100Routine
2002 — this page2000Routine

Compare every VFR800A year →

Other Honda models

All Honda models →
Accord 24,079Civic 15,947Cr-V 15,916Odyssey 12,643Pilot 9,259Fit 2,191Ridgeline 2,162Hr-V 1,836Passport 1,640Element 1,280

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.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.