Honda Electrical System: Relay

Honda is recalling about 47,168 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. A loss of electrical power may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
15V439000
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Reported
8 July 2015
Vehicles
47,168
Built between
Oct 2013 – Jun 2015
Models
13
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
31 August 2015
Repaired
79%
Unrepaired
9,982

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2013 and June 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2015 Honda CB300FBuilt June 2014 to May 2015
  • 2014-2015 Honda CB500Built December 2013 to May 2015
  • 2015 Honda CBR300RBuilt May 2014 to May 2015
  • 2014-2015 Honda CBR500Built December 2013 to May 2015
  • 2015 Honda CBR600Built August 2014 to March 2015
  • 2014-2015 Honda CBR650Built March 2014 to March 2015
  • 2014-2015 Honda CRF250LBuilt October 2013 to June 2015
  • 2014-2015 Honda CTX700Built November 2013 to March 2015
  • 2014-2016 Honda NC700XBuilt November 2013 to June 2015
  • 2014-2015 Honda NSS300Built May 2014 to March 2015
  • 2013-2015 Honda ST1300PABuilt October 2013 to March 2015
  • 2014-2015 Honda VT1300Built November 2013 to March 2015
  • 2014-2015 Honda VT750Built October 2013 to March 2015

Repair progress

9,982 of 47,168 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.

79% repaired — 37,140 of 47,168 reported

Owners not reachable
35
Scrapped or exported
11

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 ST1300PA, 2014-2015 CB500, CBR500, CRF250L, CBR650, CTX700, NSS300, VT750, VT1300, 2015 CB300F, CBR300, CBR600, and 2014-2016 NC700 motorcycles. In the affected motorcycles, sealant may have been incorrectly applied to the starter relay switch, and as a result, the electrical system may have a loss of power.

What could happen

A loss of electrical power may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected starter relay switch, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2013 to June 2015
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA8 July 2015
  3. Owners notified31 August 2015
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 79% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 8 July 2015.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is JS9 and JT0.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
JS9, JT0
Recalling manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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