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Honda CRF1100 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 15 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Honda CRF1100 (2020–2025). The most-complained-about year is 2022.

3
safety recalls, all years
15
owner complaints, all years
2025
year with most recalls
2022
year with most complaints

Pick your Honda CRF1100 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2025 Honda CRF110034
2024 Honda CRF110020
2022 Honda CRF110026
2021 Honda CRF110025
2020 Honda CRF110020

What Honda CRF1100 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA. The 2022 model year has the most, with 6.

All Honda CRF1100 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Honda CRF1100, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Motorcycle handlebar switch pod left/right (electrical system)

    NHTSA 25V583000 Reported 7,492 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 and 2024-2025 CRF1100 Africa Twin motorcycles. The left handlebar switch harness may corrode due to oxidation, resulting in the loss of horn function or the ability to switch the headlight from low beam to high beam. As such, these motorcycles fail to comply with the…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the left handlebar switch assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 20, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is KS8.…

    Model years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025

  2. Oil/lubrication (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 25V358000 Reported 1,016 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2024 XL750, 2025 CMX1100, and CRF1100 motorcycles. The crankcase sealing bolt may have been improperly manufactured, which can cause the engine to leak oil onto the rear tire.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the crankcase sealing bolt, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 15, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is KS2.

    Model years: 2025

  3. Software (electrical system) and fuel injection system (fuel system)

    NHTSA 24V882000 Reported 4,205 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022 and 2024-2025 CRF1100 Africa Twin motorcycles. A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power when the Wheelie Control feature is activated.

    Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 15, 2025. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is KR1.

    Model years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025

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.