Vehicle report
Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
MC-MNF-03222016-
DEALER MESSAGE - HONDA IS LAUNCHING A SAFETY RECALL ON THE ACCESSORY REAR TRUNK BASE FOR PCX125/150 SCOOTERS FOR A POTENTIAL DEFECT THAT MAY ALLOW THE TRUNK TO FALL OFF THE SCOOTER WHILE RIDING. A FALLEN TRUNK IN THE ROADWAY POSES A SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHER ROADWAY USERS. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, YOU MUST NOT SELL THE ACCESSORY REAR TRUNK BASE.
MC-PO-03212016-3
DEALER MESSAGE - ON DECEMBER 4TH, 2015 AMERICAN HONDA POSTED SERVICE BULLETIN VFR1200F/FD #1 FOR 2010-2013 VFR1200F/FD DRIVE SHAFT REPLACEMENT SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN. LATER THE BULLETIN WAS REVISED TO INCLUDE REPAIR INFORMATION. SINCE THE LAUNCH OF THIS CAMPAIGN, THE SHAFT PROPELLER KITS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING TECHLINE. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE SHAFT PROPELLER KITS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR OPEN ORDERING. PLEASE ORDER PARTS AS NEEDED THROUGH NORMAL ORDERING METHOD.
MC - 2010-2013 V
SERVICE BULLETIN - HONDA IS LAUNCHING A SAFETY RECALL OF 20102013 VFR1200F/FD MOTORCYCLES FOR A POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE DRIVE SHAFT. THE DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT MAY BREAK OR SEIZE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF DRIVE FORCE OR A LOCKED REAR WHEEL. AN UPDATED DRIVE SHAFT IS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION.
VFR1200F
DEALER MESSAGE - THE SERVICE BULLETIN IN SUPPORT OF THE SAFETY RECALL OF 2010-2013 VFR1200F/FD MOTORCYCLES FOR A POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE DRIVE SHAFT IS POSTED ON IN.
DLR MSG - MC - S
DEALER MESSAGE - HONDA IS LAUNCHING A SAFETY RECALL OF MODEL YEAR 2010 THROUGH 2013 VFR1200F/FD MOTORCYCLES TO REPLACE A POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE DRIVE SHAFT. THE DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT MAY BREAK OR SEIZE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF DRIVE FORCE OR A LOCKED REAR WHEEL. EITHER OUTCOME INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.
SERVICE BULLETIN
SERVICE BULLETIN - HONDA IS LAUNCHING A SAFETY RECALL OF 20102012 VFR1200F/FD MOTORCYCLES FOR A POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE DRIVE SHAFT. THE DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT MAY BREAK OR SEIZE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF DRIVE FORCE OR A LOCKED REAR WHEEL. AN UPDATED DRIVE SHAFT IS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION.
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.