2004 Honda Cbr1000rr problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (3) · Power Train:manual Transmission (2) · Vehicle Speed Control (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (4)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Air Bags 2014-08-06 · DLR MSG - Honda · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dealer message - on monday, june 23, 2014, american honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 honda models. as of august 4, 2014, affected vins have been identified, and vin status inquiry has been updated.
Air Bags 2014-07-23 · DLR MSG - Stop S · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dealer message - on monday, june 23, 2014, american honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 honda models. as of july 23, 2014, affected vins have been identified, and service bulletins 14-040, safety recall: accord, civic, and others ? front passenger?s airbag inflator can be over-pressur
Equipment:other:labels 2008-05-31 · 08-040 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
load carrying capacity reduced label for all honda vehicles. *pe
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel 2008-05-09 · SB-06-085 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
honda: warranty extension-vehicle warranty mileage. class action lawsuit alleging that the odometers on certain 2002-2006 honda models were overstating mileage. federal court provided final approval of settlement on 12/29/07. no models listed. *pe
What owners report
2009-04-05 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 💥 crash“on july 25, 2007, a 16 yr. old driver makes an illegal left-hand turn in front of my son and his girlfriend as they were coming through the inter-section riding a honda cbr1000. the 16 yr. panics and hits the brakes blocking my son's left lane. my son brakes to try and avoid the collusion but the bike fails to keep both wheels on the ground. the…”
2008-12-29 · Electrical System · 11,000 mi“tl*the contact owns a 2004 honda cbr1000rr. while driving 55 mph, the speedometer displayed 35 mph. the dealer stated that the speedometer needed to be replaced. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were less than 11,000.…”
2008-12-29 · Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel · 10,817 mi“i have a 2004 honda cbr 1000rr. well my speedometer is way off. it says i'm doing 38 when i'm doing 60. i've had everything checked out by 2 dealers. they says it's in the speedometer. and they said there was a recall for this year bike. i'd like to know what i can do to get this fixed. it worked fine but about 2 weeks ago is started doing this. so…”
2007-01-20 · Electrical System:starter Assembly · 13,400 mi“starter fails and battery does not charge. engine eventually does not have power to run and dies. i have replaced two starter within 14,000 miles. manufacturer defect? problem not covered outside of warranty period. *jb…”
2006-08-29 · Electrical System · 20,000 mi“motorcycle fails to operate in traffic on commutes to work. headlights fail, electronic speedometer and display goes blank, followed by engine failure. this has happened twice this year and a stator was found to be burned on both events, requiring replacement. *nm…”
2006-06-13 · Exterior Lighting:headlights · 25,000 mi“stator failure @ 25,000 miles. took bike to dealer for warranty repair. dealer refused to honor my extended warranty citing aftermarket headlights as the cause for stator failure. i have 23 other individuals in my group with cbr 1000rrs who have had their stator fail, some bikes having gone through as many as 6 stators. many of these bikes have…”
2005-07-02 · Electrical System · 600 mi“honda 2004 cbr 1000rr motorcyle just just down at high speed and was very unsafe to ride. it started right back up and five miles later it did the same thing again. turn signals started to flash erractically and the bike did seem to run right or have any power. very scary, very unsafe. i came very closs to having a wreck on this bike. it has …”
2005-06-29 · Power Train:manual Transmission · 3,621 mi“2004 honda cbr1000rr transmission locked up.***no answer required*** *mr the vehicle would grind in the sixth gear. the consumer was driving when the transmission locked up. the gear fork was found bent. *sc …”
2005-06-27 · Power Train:manual Transmission · 3,621 mi“on november 2004 i bought a new honda cbr 1000rr from riva honda . after the first 500 miles it seemed to grind 6th gear i called the dealer and talked to one of there service technicians they told me it might need more miles to break in the motor . but just around 3000 miles it started to grind 6th gear . i was riding to work when i felt my bike …”
2004-08-19 · Vehicle Speed Control · 800 mi“04v254000/speedometer owner has taken the motorcycle in for repair. however, as of today, the parts needed to repair the motorcycle were not available. the owner later contacted the manufacturer who stated the parts are available and to check with the dealer. the dealer told the consumer that the parts are still not available. provide further deta…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.