2015 Honda CBR1000S
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
Have the VIN?
Vehicles › Honda › CBR1000S › 2015
These records cover every 2015 Honda CBR1000S. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 2015 Honda CBR1000S. Newest first.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014 Honda CBR1000S motorcycles manufactured December 9, 2013, to March 28, 2014, and 2015 Honda CBR1000S motorcycles manufactured October 20, 2014, to February 27, 2015. The affected motorcycles may have been built with an improperly manufactured rear shock absorber. The nut on the damper…
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the damper rod nut loosens, shock absorber performance would be affected, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will remove the shock assembly and send it to the supplier's service center for repair. Once repaired, the supplier's service center will ship the shock assembly back to the dealer and the dealership will reinstall the shock on the motorcycle. This work will be performed free of charge. The recall began on May 8, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is JQ3.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10115757Service news article - To prevent damage during shipping, leather-wrapped steering wheels come with a protective plastic covering. The easiest way to remove it during PDI is to grab the covering with both hands near the top of the steering wheel and pull it toward you, like you see here. The covering comes right off.
- 10108574Service bulletin - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is conducting a Safety Recall of certain 2014-2015 CBR1000S motorcycles. Honda has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in affected units. During assembly of the rear shock, the piston nut may not have been correctly torqued.
- 10108568Dealer message - Honda is launching a SAFETY RECALLon certain model year 2014-2015 CBR1000S (Special Edition)motorcycles for a potentially defective rear shock absorber assembly.
- 10108560Service bulletin - Honda has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in affected units. During assembly of the rear shock, the piston nut may not have been correctly torqued. An improperly torqued piston nut could affect the performance of the rear shock, which may cause the rider to lose control of the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- 10108553Dealer message - Honda is posting the Service Bulletin in support of the SAFETY RECALL on 2014-2015 CBR1000S (CBR1000RR Special Edition) motorcycles for a potentially defective rear shock absorber assembly.
- 10078580This communication IS informing honda of a delamination issues within an i.c. Produced by nxp and assembled into airbag sensor supplied by denso international america, inc. This delamination issue manifests itself as an open circuit within the sensor, causing a dtc to be set on the vehicle along with a declaring airbag light.
- 10057416Honda wrench: newsletter regarding some ABS equipped motorcycles, and interpreting trouble codes, which are varied, erratic shifting, but no dtc's.
- 10057147Honda: this newsletter IS in regards to heater kit update. Heater kit will be installed by dealer for customers.
Every Honda CBR1000S model year
Bars are owner complaints, dots mark years with recalls. Select a year to open its report.