Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Electrical System › Starter Assembly › Relay
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 8, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 47,168. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 ST1300PA, 2014-2015 CB500, CBR500, CRF250L, CBR650, CTX700, NSS300, VT750, VT1300, 2015 CB300F, CBR300, CBR600, and 2014-2016 NC700 motorcycles. In the affected motorcycles, sealant may have been incorrectly applied to the starter relay switch, and as a result, the electrical system may have a loss of power.
The risk
A loss of electrical power may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected starter relay switch, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is JS9 and JT0.
25 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Honda NC700X | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Honda CB300F | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Honda CB500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Honda CBR300R | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Honda CBR500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Honda CBR600 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Honda CBR650 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Honda CRF250L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Honda CTX700 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Honda NC700X | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Honda NSS300 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Honda ST1300PA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Honda VT1300 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Honda VT750 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Honda CB500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Honda CBR500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Honda CBR650 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Honda CRF250L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Honda CTX700 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Honda NC700X | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Honda NSS300 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Honda ST1300PA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Honda VT1300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Honda VT750 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Honda ST1300PA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V439000.
Full record for the 2016 Honda NC700X → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →