2004 Honda VFR800A

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › 12v/24v/48v battery. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic05V010000

Filed Jan 24, 200536,046 vehiclesHonda (american Honda Motor Co.)

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.

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.

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery

Filed Mar 11, 200890 milesOK

MY GIRLFRIEND AND I RODE THE BIKE THE NEXT DAY TO DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY. WE WERE RIDING AROUND TOWN AT A SLOW SPEED (5-30 MPH) WHEN COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT THAT WAS TURNING RED, SO I STARTED TO GEAR THE BIKE DOWN TO SECOND THEN FINALLY PULLING IN THE CLUTCH THE LAST 10 FEET OR SO. I JUST HAPPEN TO LOOK DOWN AT THE TACHOMETER AND THE RPM'S WERE BELOW IDLE, SOMEWHERE AROUND 500-800 RPMS, THEN THE BIKE JUST DIED. I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE STOP SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION THEN BACK TO THE ON POSITION, THEN PRESSED THE START BUTTON, AND THE BIKE STARTED UP AND RAN PERFECT THE REST OF THE DAY. I RODE THE BIKE ABOUT 200MILE BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE AGAIN COMING UP TO A STOPLIGHT SO I STARTED GEARING DOWN TO SECOND GEAR PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND AGAIN THE RPM'S FELL BELOW IDLE SPEED. THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN SO I TOOK OFF AND THE BIKE DIDN'T WANT TO GO SO I GAVE IT MORE THROTTLE, ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF THE THROTTLE JUST TO GET IT TO 7-ELEVEN ACROSS THE ROAD, AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE BIKE STARTS RUNNING CORRECTLY AGAIN, THE BIKE LUNGES FORWARD BECAUSE OF ALL THE THROTTLE IM GIVING IT AT THE TIME IT DECIDED TO START WORKING. THIS CAUSED MY PASSENGER TO ALMOST FALL OFF THE BACK OF THE BIKE, HER LEGS CAME UP TO MY SHOULDERS I LET OFF THE GAS AND SHE SLAMS BACK INTO ME. NOW STOPPED, WITH THE BIKE STILL RUNNING BUT IDLING AROUND THE 500-800 MARK THEN THE BIKE JUST DIES, HEADLIGHTS ARE STILL ON, DASHLIGHTS ARE STILL ON. SO I RESTARTED

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2006	0	1	Routine
2004 — this page	1	1	Routine
2003	3	1	Routine
2002	2	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: Jan 24, 2005. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.