Honda CBR1000RR Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 51 owner complaints across 18 model years of the Honda CBR1000RR (2004–2025). The most-complained-about year is 2008.
Pick your Honda CBR1000RR model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Honda CBR1000RR | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 Honda CBR1000RR | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 Honda CBR1000RR | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Honda CBR1000RR | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 Honda CBR1000RR | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 Honda CBR1000RR | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Honda CBR1000RR | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Honda CBR1000RR | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Honda CBR1000RR | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 Honda CBR1000RR | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Honda CBR1000RR | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Honda CBR1000RR | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 Honda CBR1000RR | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 Honda CBR1000RR | 2 | 18 |
| 2007 Honda CBR1000RR | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 Honda CBR1000RR | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 Honda CBR1000RR | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 Honda CBR1000RR | 1 | 10 |
What Honda CBR1000RR owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA. The 2008 model year has the most, with 18.
All Honda CBR1000RR recalls (9)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Honda CBR1000RR, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Fuel pump (fuel system)
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2007, 2009-2017 CBR600RR, 2008-2017, 2021 CBR1000RR, and 2010, 2012-2013 VFR1200 motorcycles. The fuel pump impellers may have been improperly molded, which can cause them to deform and result in fuel pump failure.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel pump module as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 3, 2025. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's numbers for this…
Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021
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Fuel pump (fuel system)
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2024 GL1800 (Goldwing), CBR600RR, and 2018-2019 CBR1000RR motorcycles. The fuel pump impellers may have been improperly molded, which can cause them to deform and result in fuel pump failure.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel pump module as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed June 19, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's numbers for this recall…
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Manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe (engine and engine cooling)
Honda (American Honda Motor Co) is recalling certain 2021 CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP motorcycles. Under certain driving conditions, the exhaust pipe may overheat, which could melt the oil cooler pipe and cause it to rupture.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the oil cooler pipe and install a heat guard between the exhaust pipe and oil cooler pipe, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 8, 2022. A second letter will be sent once…
Model years: 2021
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Structure
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP motorcycles. The rear cushion connecting plate(s) may have been installed incorrectly, which may cause the plate(s) to break.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace both rear cushion connecting plates free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 7, 2021. Owners may contact Honda…
Model years: 2021
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Filler pipe and cap (fuel system)
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 Honda CBR1000RR and CBR1000RR SP motorcycles. There may be a gap between the fuel tank cap seal and the fuel filler neck which can allow water to enter the fuel tank.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank cap. If water has gotten into the fuel tank, the affected components will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began…
Model years: 2017
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Hoses/lines/piping/fittings (engine and engine cooling)
Honda is recalling 12,894 my 2008 cbr1000rr motorcycles. A coolant hose clamp located on the water pump cover may break due to fatigue caused by vibration generated at continuous high engine speeds.
Remedy: Dealers will install the new coolant hose clamp free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on or before june 6, 2009. Owners may contact honda at 866-784-1870.
Model years: 2008
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Delivery (fuel system)
Certain motorcycles have an improper welded vent pipe in the bottom of the fuel tank. Due to vibration the improperly welded tanks may crack and drip fuel.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel tank free of charge. The recall began on december 7, 2007. Owners may contact honda at 866-784-1870.
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Owners/service/other manual (equipment)
On certain passenger vehicles and motorcycles, the owner's manuals contain incorrect contact information for the national highway traffic safety administration's (NHTSA) vehicle safety hotline.
Remedy: Honda will send a postcard to dealers and owners with the correct NHTSA vehicle safety hotline information and with instructions to insert the card into the "reporting safety defects" section of the owner's manual. The…
Model years: 2006
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Vehicle speed control
On certain motorcycles, some digital speedometers may experience a computer program error, causing the speedometer to indicate approximately 25 percent less than the actual vehicle speed.
Remedy: Dealers will install an updated speedometer and associated components. Owner notification began on may 11, 2004. Owners should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.
Model years: 2004
Other Honda models
- Accord24,554 complaints
- Civic16,209 complaints
- CR-V15,994 complaints
- Odyssey12,749 complaints
- Pilot9,325 complaints
- Fit2,196 complaints
- Ridgeline2,186 complaints
- 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.