Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / VFR800 / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006052122 Incident Date: Jan, 06 2006
Consumer's City: BEAVERTON Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: VFR800 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 06 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Regarding investigation pe05047 this investigation was closed 12/20/05, but i have read many complaints from owners of this model that are having the same problem. my honda vfr800 shows signs of failure during normal use and there are no "modifications to the wiring harness" as suggested by your investigation. the only auxiliary loads i have on my bike are connected by separate harness directly to the battery and therefore bypass the main wiring harness. yet a cable, fuse block and a connector on the factory harness directly attached to the battery get hot to the touch in normal use. several owners have reported that they had to make several attempts at having the honda dealers admit to the problem, and that the factory never did, yet after sufficient complaints replaced the entire wiring harness with an upgraded model. i would think that this kind of failure (melted wiring insulation, burnt fuse block, melted connectors) would constitute a safety hazard and that nhtsa and honda would want to resolve this more proactively. *nm