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Honda CMX500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 5 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Honda CMX500 (2017–2025). The most-complained-about year is 2017.

3
safety recalls, all years
5
owner complaints, all years
2020
year with most recalls
2017
year with most complaints

Pick your Honda CMX500 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2025 Honda CMX50020
2024 Honda CMX50010
2023 Honda CMX50021
2022 Honda CMX50011
2021 Honda CMX50021
2020 Honda CMX50020
2018 Honda CMX50010
2017 Honda CMX50012

What Honda CMX500 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. The 2017 model year has the most, with 2.

All Honda CMX500 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Honda CMX500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Critical fasteners (steering) and steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 26V500000 Reported 43,913 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2023, 2025 CMX500, 2017-2023, 2025-2026 CMX300, and 2025 Honda SCL500 motorcycles. The handlebar lock screw may loosen and detach.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the lock screw and apply thread lock, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 29, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025

  2. Critical fasteners (steering) and steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 26V146000 Reported 19,406 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2025 CMX300, CMX500, and CL500 motorcycles. The handlebar lock screw may loosen and detach.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the lock screw and apply thread lock, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 15, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this…

    Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025

  3. Exterior lighting

    NHTSA 21V382000 Reported 28,528 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Super Cub C125, CB500X, CB650R, CBR300R, CBR500R, CBR650R, Rebel 300, Rebel 500, Monkey, 2020 CRF250L, GROM, 2021 CRF300L, and CB500F motorcycles. The rear reflector lens may not reflect brightly enough. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear reflector, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is KM3.

    Model years: 2020, 2021

Other Honda models

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.