Honda St1300a 2008

Model St1300a made in 2008 by Honda got 10 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 2 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference to service brakes, hydraulic. . Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system. There was one recall concerning service brakes, hydraulic .

St1300a year 2008

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 2008

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
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
11V356000	HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)	from 10/21/2008 to 11/26/2007	V (Vehicle)	2232	07/30/2011	MFR	HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)	07/11/2011	07/14/2011
Defect Summary	Honda is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 st1300 motorcycles manufactured from november 15, 2007,through may 27, 2010, model year 2008 through 2010 st1300a motorcycles manufactured from november 7, 2007, through april 6, 2010, and model year 2009 st1300pa police motorcycles, manufactured from november 18, 2008, through december 8, 2009. when the rear suspension of the motorcycle is repeatedly bottomed out (fully compressed), the rear brake reservoir hose may become damaged and leak brake fluid.
Consequence Summary	The rider will experience a loss of rear brake performance or function which increases the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary	Dealer will replace the rear brake reservoir hose free of charge. the safety recall began on july 30, 2011. owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.
Notes	Honda safety recall no. r86.owners 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
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

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
02/26/2012	30800
	This bike has a 'linked brake system', similiar to that in use by the goldwing. (in fact, the goldwing has an active recall because of this brake system.) this is to report that the left front brake caliper secondary master cylender (smc) had accumulated water and corroded to the point that my rear brakes wouldn't release. in 2008, honda re-engineered some aspects of this smc (essentially created a drain trough), though it did not help. i discovered the problem while performing a routine brake fluid change and took mulitple pictures. every person who has seen these photos have been horrified to see the condition of the smc and the piston that ports fluid to the rear brakes. this failure upset the handling of the bike, and on several occasions almost caused several crashes (i initially dismissed the near crashes to unseen road debris or a tire problem). these brakes are not safe on the road or the track. my bike is being serviced under warranty by honda.
06/27/2009	600
	The rear brake on my motorcycle started sticking/grabbing and not releasing from time to time.then it started to happen more often to the point where i had to bring it in to the honda dealer for repair.on november 5, 2011 they recieved my motorcycle for service and it was not returned to me until february 9, 2012. the honda dealer informed me the sticking/grabbing problem was fixed. when i inquired what caused the problem they could not tell me because they had replaced so many different parts that they couldn't pin point what the problem really was. during the three months that my mototrcycle was in for service i did some research on this issue and it is a chronic problem on the honda st1300. over the years honda even had a redesign of some of the parts used in this braking system but to this day deny to me that it is a constant reoccuring problem. i really hope that the nhtsa can take this as a very serious saftey issue and help in any way possible. thank you!