Honda VFR800 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 25 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Honda VFR800 (1999–2006). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

Pick your Honda VFR800 model year

• 1999
• 2002
• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006

What Honda VFR800 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 8.

• Electrical system8
• Electrical system: wiring8
• Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system2
• Electrical system: fuses and circuit breakers2
• Engine and engine cooling2
• Exterior lighting: headlights2
• Engine2
• Fuel/propulsion system2

All Honda VFR800 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Honda VFR800, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Electrical system: wiring

   NHTSA 07V359000 Reported August 15, 2007 6,952 vehicles potentially affected HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)

   On certain motorcycles, the front fairing sub-harness (section of the wiring harness) transfers the electrical grounding load of the headlights, front turn signals, instrument panel, and various relays to the main wiring harness via an 18-pin connector. Under certain conditions, the ground wire terminals inside the connector can…

   Remedy: Dealers will install a re-designed sub-harness. If damage is found, the main wiring harness will also be replaced free of charge. An interim letter was mailed to owners on september 26, 2007. Owners were re-notified on…

   Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

2. Owners/service/other manual (equipment)

   NHTSA 06V270000 Reported July 26, 2006 1,190,000 vehicles potentially affected HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)

   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

3. Service brakes, hydraulic

   NHTSA 05V010000 Reported January 24, 2005 36,046 vehicles potentially affected HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)

   Certain motorcycles equipped with combined-brake systems have a proportioning control valve (pcv) that mechanically proportions brake force when the rear brake is applied. A seal in some pcvs is improperly shaped, and brake fluid leakage may occur.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the rear brake forleakage. If leakage is confirmed, the dealer will replace the pcv free of charge. The recall began on january 31, 2005. Owners may contact honda at 866-784-1870.

   Model years: 2002, 2003, 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.