NHTSA Campaign 04V387000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

Issued by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) · Reported Aug 5, 2004 · 22,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE REAR BRAKE LINKAGE IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION WHICH CAN CAUSE BINDING AND ROUGH BRAKE OPERATION. AS CORROSION INCREASES, IT CAN CAUSE A STICKING PEDAL OR REQUIRE HIGH BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT.

Consequence

LINKAGE COULD BREAK RESULTING IN A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE FUNCTION WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SPHERICAL ROD END AND ASSOCIATED PARTS. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HONDA CBR600RR 2003 22,000
HONDA CBR600RR 2004 22,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 04V387000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.