2018 Honda CRF1000D
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
5 complaints1 injuries
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Latest complaints
- Fuel/propulsion system
This IS my first instance:i was riding on the 2 freeway, around 65mph and when I tried to overtake a slower car, I opened up the trottle and the bike lugged, and shook, losing power. Steadily the bike kept losing power until it was not safe. I had to pull to the side of the road as fast as I could…
This IS my first instance:i was riding on the 2 freeway, around 65mph and when I tried to overtake a slower car, I opened up the trottle and the bike lugged, and shook, losing power. Steadily the bike kept losing power until it was not safe. I had to pull to the side of the road as fast as I could becuase there was no more power, and cars were fast behind me. Second instance was while riding on the 1 freeway in baja, again iwas riding around 65mph and the same thing happened, I opened up the throttle and the bike started loosing power and shaking abruptly. It has happened a total of 3 times. 1 in los angeles and 2 on the mexican freeways. Very unsafe. I am still 3 weeks away from my coming back to the us and I am scared of being stranded in the loneliest highways in baja, mexico.
- Engine · Fuel/propulsion system
On 2 separate occasions while under power and moving on a city street the motorcycle was starved for fuel and quit running. once at 1700 miles and once at 3200 miles on the odometer.
- Power train
TL* the contact owns a 2018 honda crf1000d2 (africa twin adventure sports). The contact stated that when driving at 70 mph, the motorcycle gear abruptly changed from sixth gear and entered into third gear independently. In addition, the rear tire stopped working and the contact was able to avoid a…
TL* the contact owns a 2018 honda crf1000d2 (africa twin adventure sports). The contact stated that when driving at 70 mph, the motorcycle gear abruptly changed from sixth gear and entered into third gear independently. In addition, the rear tire stopped working and the contact was able to avoid a crash. The contact was able to move the motorcycle onto the shoulder of the road. The gear shifted back into neutral and shifted back into sixth gear. The contact was able to put the motorcycle on a family members vehicle and drove the motorcycle home. The contact suffered injuries to the left shoulder cuff rotator but no medical attention was received. The motorcycle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The motorcycle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 14,000.
- Fuel/propulsion system
Motorcycle has documented history of intermittent loss of power while in motion. removed fuel tank and fuel pump to discover inside welds of fuel tank had welding slag that had come loose and contaminated the tank. the fuel filter, fuel pump, and fuel pump housing were all fouled with the slag…
Motorcycle has documented history of intermittent loss of power while in motion. removed fuel tank and fuel pump to discover inside welds of fuel tank had welding slag that had come loose and contaminated the tank. the fuel filter, fuel pump, and fuel pump housing were all fouled with the slag which causes a clog in the fuel filter. this leads to fuel starvation and unexpected loss of power. this can be extremely dangerous if a motorcycle loses power on the highway if that power IS required.
- Fuel/propulsion system
Riding motorcycle on interstate when I experienced loss of power, barely able to get out of traffic. could go no more than 15 miles at a time for 130 miles home. dealer finally determined fuel tank lining coming off causing debris in fuel pump assembly. honda states fuel pump IS on back order until mid aug but would not admit to dealer that there was a known issue.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Clogged fuel filter causing a stall.
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) on August 10th, 2020 to investigate 26 reports of stalling due to clogged fuel filters on model year (MY) 2018 - 2020 Honda African Twin (CRF 1000 - 1100) motorcycles.Many of the owners allege the subject vehicle would suddenly stall…
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) on August 10th, 2020 to investigate 26 reports of stalling due to clogged fuel filters on model year (MY) 2018 - 2020 Honda African Twin (CRF 1000 - 1100) motorcycles.Many of the owners allege the subject vehicle would suddenly stall while riding. Although the stalling speeds varied, most consumers allege the stalling occurred at highway speeds. This stalling condition is caused by clogged fuel filters. The subject vehicle fuel filters become contaminated with zinc-oxide (corrosion). The corrosion is coming from the inside of the fuel tank, along the end seam of a joint weld. The corrosion clogs the fuel filter, restricts fuel flow to the engine, and subsequently causes a sudden engine stall.During complainant interviews, ODI learned the bikes can sometimes be restarted after the initial stall. However, several consumers described this restart as causing a false sense of security.After restarting the bike and attempting to accelerate/merge into traffic, the bike quickly stalls again. This time the rider is placed in the middle of traffic, potentially causing a crash or risk of injury.On October 9, 2020, ODI received Honda?s Information Request (IR) response and learned that Honda was aware of 36 complaints, 87 field reports and 83 warranty claims of stalling related to clogged fuel filters. There were no claims of crashes or property damage associated with the alleged defect on the subject motorcycles. Additionally, Honda initiated three different modifications or changes to the fuel tank during production. On March 11, 2020, Honda released a customer satisfaction campaign to remove the zinc oxide that can contaminate the fuel pump filter, causing reduction of fuel flow. The part numbers for the fuel tank did not change after the implementation of the zinc oxide removal process. The process improvement was a running-change and no parts were withdrawn from production. On October 5, 2020 Honda added a new maximum contamination specification. This new specification was initiated to limit the contamination from the tank supplier. The tank supplier improved the cleaning process to meet the low contamination limit.Discussions and analysis of the data between ODI and Honda resulted in the manufacturer recalling certain 2018-2019 Africa Twin Adventure Sports (CRF1000L) and 2020 Africa Twin Adventure Sports (CRF1100L) motorcycles.Contaminants inside the fuel tank may cause the fuel filter to clog, resulting in an engine stall, and increasing the risk of a crash.ODI is closing this PE with Honda?s voluntary safety recall 20V-797. With the recall action taken by Honda, this investigation is closed, as further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist on other models or MY vehicles outside of the recall scope. The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
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