Honda Betamotor SL5 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 1 model year of the Honda Betamotor SL5 (1977).

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• 1977

All Honda Betamotor SL5 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Honda Betamotor SL5, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 78V218000 Reported October 10, 1978 1,150 vehicles potentially affected HONDA OF MINOLA

   The rider could inadvertently position the fuel shutoff such that the vehicle would not start. This constitutes a non-compliance to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 123, "motorcycle controls and displays".

   Remedy: The manual shutoff valve will be reinstalled and labeled.

   Model years: 1977

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• HR-V1,853 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.