Model year record
The 2006 Honda CBR1000RR has 2 safety recalls and 4 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is fuel system, gasoline (2 complaints).
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel system, gasolineStorage › Tank assembly | 2 | — |
| Power trainManual transmission | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine coolingExhaust system | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
2006 CBR 1000RR VENT TUBE DEFECT. *TR
THE TAIL PIPE IS LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT AND EXITS BEHIND THE TAILLIGHT, WHEN RIDING THE EXHAUST ROTATES ONTO THE RIDER AND INTO THE HELMET AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS OF RIDING I'VE HAVE HEADACHES AND SMELL OF EXHAUST FROM THIS. I'VE TAKEN THE MOTOR CYCLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND HAVEN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A HONDA CBR1000 RR . AFTER THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO BE CHECK OUT, THE DEALER SAID THEY RODE IT BUT AFTER CHECKING THE MILEAGE FROM THE DROP OFF TIME TO PICKING IT UP. THEY TOOK IT ABOUT 2 MILES . THEN AFTER TAKING IT BACK TO TRY OUT. I CALLED TO COMPLAIN AGAIN AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE HONDA REP SAID THEY HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS. BUT STILL HAVEN'T OFFERED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE 08…
FUEL TANK LEAKING FROM BOTTOM OF TANK AT A SPOT WELD. TANK WAS WELDED 6 MONTHS AGO AND HAS DEVELOPED ANOTHER LEAK. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CBR1000RR. AT 75 MPH AND IN SIXTH GEAR THE VEHICLE PRODUCED A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS HEADED TO THE DEALER WHEN THE NOISE OCCURRED, WHICH HAS BEEN WITHIN THE LAST 150 MILES. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND DRY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 1,250.*AK
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.
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…