Honda St1300a 2008

• Recall 76566 [USA]: The rider will experience a loss of rear brake performance or function which increases the risk of a crash.
  Honda is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 st1300 motorcycles manufactured from november 15, 2007,through may 27, 2010, model year 2008 through 2010 st1300a motorcycles manufactured from november 7, 2007, through april 6, 2010, and model year 2009 st1300pa police motorcycles, manufactured from november 18, 2008, through december 8, 2009. When the rear suspension of the motorcycle is repeatedly bottomed out (fully compressed), the rear brake reservoir hose may become damaged and leak brake fluid.
  dealer will replace the rear brake reservoir hose free of charge. The safety recall began on july 30, 2011. Owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.
  honda safety recall no. R86.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Southern honda powersports investigation # AQ12001

  Nhtsa opened audit query (aq) 12-001 to determine whether southern honda powersports (southern honda) of chattanooga, tennessee, had complied with the requirements of the national traffic and motor vehicle safety act, as amended, 49 u.S.C. Chapter 301 (safety act) and its implementing regulations. The safety act requires, among other things, that a motor vehicle or equipment manufacturer notify its dealers of defects related to motor vehicle safety and non-compliances with federal motor vehicle safety standards.In turn, a dealer may not sell and deliver a new vehicle subject to a recall unless the recall remedy has been performed.(see 49 u.S.C. 30120(i); 49 c.F.R. 573.11)nhtsa issued an information request to southern honda on may 14, 2012 to which they responded on july 6, 2012.Nhtsa’s inquiry led it to believe that southern honda had failed to complete the requirements of five recalls that required inspections and/or repairs of motorcycles prior to their sale or delivery.Nhtsa believes that 329 motorcycles affected by recalls had not been inspected and/or repaired prior to their sale and delivery between 2007 and 2012.The agency is unaware of any deaths or injuries involving these vehicles.Nhtsa concluded that it had a potential civil penalty claim against southern honda for violations of the safety act.Southern honda denied any violations of the safety act.In order to settle this matter, southern honda agreed to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $125,000, to be paid in five annual installments.This aq is closed.
  

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This bike has a 'linked brake system', similar to that in use by the goldwing. (in fact, the goldwing has an active recall because of this brake system.) this is to report that the left front brake caliper secondary master cylinder (smc) had accumulated water and corroded to the point that my rear brakes wouldn't release. In 2008, honda re-engineered some aspects of this smc (essentially created a drain trough), though it did not help. I discovered the problem while performing a routine brake fluid change and took multiple pictures. Every person who has seen these photos have been horrified to see the condition of the smc and the piston that ports fluid to the rear brakes. This failure upset the handling of the bike, and on several occasions almost caused several crashes (i initially dismissed the near crashes to unseen road debris or a tire problem). These brakes are not safe on the road or the track. My bike is being serviced under warranty by honda. *tr

The rear brake on my motorcycle started sticking/grabbing and not releasing from time to time.Then it started to happen more often to the point where i had to bring it in to the honda dealer for repair.On november 5, 2011 they received my motorcycle for service and it was not returned to me until february 9, 2012. The honda dealer informed me the sticking/grabbing problem was "fixed". When i inquired what caused the problem they could not tell me because they had replaced so many different parts that they couldn't pin point what the problem really was. During the three months that my motorcycle was in for service i did some research on this issue and it is a chronic problem on the honda st1300. Over the years honda even had a redesign of some of the parts used in this braking system but to this day deny to me that it is a constant recurring problem. I really hope that the nhtsa can take this as a very serious safety issue and help in any way possible. Thank you! *tr