| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006071951 | Incident Date: Jul, 18 2006 |
| Consumer's City: APO | Consumer's State: AE |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: VFR800A | 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#: JH2RC46113M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 18 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 18 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On the way to work this morning, the motorcycle died. multiple attempts to restart failed. upon inspection, determined there was fuel, good battery, good starter. fuel injection indicator light was flickering. upon inspection of the under seat compartment, located a melted wire at the 30 amp accessory fuse relay. about a year ago, the bike cut out a few times. at that time, troubleshoot to the same wire, however, application of dielectric grease and isolation from chaffing alleviated the problem. upon inspection this morning, the shielding had completely melted off the wire, exposing the bare elements. the 30 amp fuse block got so hot as to deform not only the block itself, but to also deform the fuse (which did not blow and still carries a current). had this failure occurred while on the road it would most certainly caused an accident. roads in the uk do not have shoulders. i am confident that myself or others would have been seriously injured if this had happened anywhere but in my small village. after reading many posts at http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18560 it appears this is a systematic problem. please see the pictures in this forum for a rough idea of the problem. i have contacted the local dealership here in the uk, as well as honda motors uk and will undoubtedly get no rectification of this problem from them. i am a member of the us air force stationed in the united kingdom, exacerbating the issue of getting the fault repaired. *nm |
