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Motorcycles (Honda CB1000 HORNET, CB1000 HORNET SP) - Repair

Official notice

23 Oct 2025

Last checked

27 Oct 2026

RecallScope risk estimate:MediumCAA Japan

An official CAA Japan notice concerns Motorcycles (Honda CB1000 HORNET, CB1000 HORNET SP) - Repair. Defect in the controls (gear-change pedal pivot bolt). ■ Defective component: Controls (gear-change pedal pivot bolt). ■ Condition and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards: Due to improper painting instructions for the seating surface where the gear-change pedal pivot bolt is tightened, some seating surfaces have excessively thick paint. If heat from the exhaust pipe's catalytic converter deforms the paint, the bolt may loosen. Repeated gear changes may then cause the bolt to fall out and the gear-change pedal to detach, making gear changes impossible. Published 2025-10-23.

What to do now

Recall notification number: 5729. ■ Corrective measures: On all vehicles, remove the paint from the pivot bolt seating surface and replace the pivot bolt with an improved part.

Units affected

622

Recall number

5729

Official notice

2025-10-23

The hazard

Defect in the controls (gear-change pedal pivot bolt). ■ Defective component: Controls (gear-change pedal pivot bolt). ■ Condition and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards: Due to improper painting instructions for the seating surface where the gear-change pedal pivot bolt is tightened, some seating surfaces have excessively thick paint. If heat from the exhaust pipe's catalytic converter deforms the paint, the bolt may loosen. Repeated gear changes may then cause the bolt to fall out and the gear-change pedal to detach, making gear changes impossible.

How to check if you're affected

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Models

8BL-SC86

Recall Numbers

5729

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Affected products

Product 1

ホンダ「CB1000 HORNET」「CB1000 HORNET SP」

Units affected

622

Hazard

Defect in the controls (gear-change pedal pivot bolt). ■ Defective component: Controls (gear-change pedal pivot bolt). ■ Condition and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards: Due to improper painting instructions for the seating surface where the gear-change pedal pivot bolt is tightened, some seating surfaces have excessively thick paint. If heat from the exhaust pipe's catalytic converter deforms the paint, the bolt may loosen. Repeated gear changes may then cause the bolt to fall out and the gear-change pedal to detach, making gear changes impossible.

Where it was sold

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Location 1

JP · Japan

Affected area 1

JP · Japan

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

本田技研工業株式会社

Phone

0120-086819

Brand: Honda. Contact: 本田技研工業株式会社. Phone 0120-086819.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

Official classification

消費者庁 — 修理

Recall details

Recall number

5729

Event id

CAA-00000034479

Units affected

622

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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