Honda St1300a 2006

Model St1300a made in 2006 by Honda got 7 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 4 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to brakes, service brakes, hydraulic. Technical service bulletines regarding digital instrument panel, electrical system and equipment. There was one recall concerning equipment .

St1300a year 2006

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 2006

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date	Regulation Part Number
EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
06V270000	HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)	from 11/01/2005 to 11/30/2005	V (Vehicle)	1190000	08/02/2006	MFR	HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)	07/26/2006	07/26/2006	573
Defect Summary	On certain passenger vehicles and motorcycles, the owner's manuals contain incorrect contact information for the national highway traffic safety administration's (nhtsa) vehicle safety hotline.
Consequence Summary	The language in the owner's manuals is not in accordance with the current mandatory requirements.
Corrective Summary	Honda will send a postcard to dealers and owners with the correct nhtsa vehicle safety hotline information and with instructions to insert the card into the reporting safety defects section of the owner's manual. the recall began on august 2, 2006. owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009, acura at 1-800-382-2238 or honda motorcycles at 1-866-784-1870.
Notes	Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL
SB-06-085	05/09/2008	10032953	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	06/16/2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
SB-12-002	01/12/2012	10043248	Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe	03/06/2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY
SB-12-002	01/12/2012	10043248	Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe	03/06/2012
EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS
08-040	05/31/2008	10025523	Load carrying capacity reduced label for all honda vehicles. *pe	08/15/2008

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences
BRAKES
06/20/2012	20000	1
	After traveling about four miles at low speed on a secondary road, the rear brake of the motorcycle suddenly locked up and i came to an abrupt halt in the line of traffic. i was unable to push the motorcycle off the road and had to call a wrecker to take it to the honda dealer. i was told that there was a malfunction of the secondary master cylinder. when i asked to see the part that had failed, i was told that honda had requested that the part be sent to them for analysis. the dealer told me that they had never seen or heard of this type of malfunction before. the last brake service had been done by the dealer. i am not an aggressive rider and was not applying the brake at the time of the malfunction. the brake is now fixed, but i am very worried about a recurrence. if this abrupt braking had occurred on the interstate i would be dead and the blame for my death would fall on me , without anyone knowing what actually caused the accident. luckily, i was on a low traffic secondary road with nobody behind me when i came to a sudden stop. *tr
06/20/2012	20000
	After traveling about four miles at low speed on a secondary road, the rear brake of the motorcycle suddenly locked up and i came to an abrupt halt in the line of traffic. i was unable to push the motorcycle off the road and had to call a wrecker to take it to the honda dealer. i was told that there was a malfunction of the secondary master cylinder. when i asked to see the part that had failed, i was told that honda had requested that the part be sent to them for analysis. the dealer told me that they had never seen or heard of this type of malfunction before. the last brake service had been done by the dealer. i am not an aggressive rider and was not applying the brake at the time of the malfunction. the brake is now fixed, but i am very worried about a recurrence. if this abrupt braking had occurred on the interstate i would be dead and the blame for my death would fall on me , without anyone knowing what actually caused the accident. luckily, i was on a low traffic secondary road with nobody behind me when i came to a sudden stop.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
08/15/2008	20000	1
	I own a 2006 honda st1300 motorcycle with an antilock braking system and linked brakes. with the linked brake system the foot brake controls the center piston on the rear brake rotor and the center piston on each of the two front rotors - for a total of three pistons. the front brake lever controls the two outer pistons on each of the two front rotors and the two outer pistons on the rear brake rotor - for a total of six pistons. the front brake lever operates the rear two pistons by means of a secondary master brake cylinder which is located on the front wheel fork in a position which is quite exposed to the elements. there is, on the 06 model a small weep hole that is supposed to drain away water. on my bike , because this weep hole became clogged, or for other reasons, water made its way into the cylinder and caused corrosion which resulted in the cylinder sticking and locking up the rear brake. this happened to me on a quiet road in northern new mexico so nothing serious resulted but had it happened on i - 15 going into san bernadino i would very likely been killed, along with others, in a massive pileup. honda fixed the problem under warranty and i now monitor the condition of the secondary master cylinder very closely. i do not anticipate the problem to happen again. honda is aware of this problem and has in fact redesigned the part - replacing the weep hole with a slot. i have personally confirmed this by inspecting an 08 -- which explains the delay in filing this report. they have not recalled the weep hole models nor have they notified owners/dealers - to the best of my knowledge - to watch for signs of a problem. my secondary master cylinder was replaced with one of the old design despite the new design being available in 08. i think honda's response has been deficient and would like you to look into the matter. *tr