- The problem
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 CBR300RA, CBR300R and CB300F motorcycles. The affected motorcycles may have an improperly machined crankshaft which may result in the failure of the connecting rod bearing retainer.
- The risk
- If the connecting rod bearing retainer fails, the engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crankshaft assembly, free of charge. The recall began on August 26, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is KB9.
Engine & cooling
2015 Honda CB300F Engine problems
Owners have filed 5 complaints about the 2015 Honda CB300F's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 83% of all its complaints, most recently on October 31, 2016. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 5
- Recalls
- 1
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine recalls for the 2015 Honda CB300F
Engine complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda cb300f. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v528000 (engine and engine cooling). The part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda cb300f. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v528000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 01/05/17*lj
Dealership quoted 24+ weeks before repair can be completed. Was advised not to operate motorcycle until the repair is performed.
If it's unsafe to further sales then it's unsafe to ride it to the dealership, so who's paying for the towing cost? Loss of use?? Deflated value of the bike?
I was driving my motorcycle on the car pool lane when all of a sudden the bike seized up and the rear wheel locked up so I held the clutch lever and pulled to the left of the left median so I took it to a shop but they just screwed me and dismantled the whole engine and never told me what was wrong so I just bough another engine and the same thing happened to this engine but this time I took it apart and found out that a manufacturing issue may cause the connecting rod bearing to wear prematurely, corrode and...
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break, which may cause the engine to stall and/or not restart I found a recall on nhtsa website I have supporting documents which I i will supply.So 2 engines same problem. The second picture is the bearing that failed all that debris was in my oil also I learned how to take apart and put back together motorcycle engines because I have about 5 motorcycles and dirt bikes.
Honda CB300F engine complaints by year
CB300F engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data