2016 Honda SXS1000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA PIONEER 1000 EPS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE REPORT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE BINGHAMTON HONDA (120 E. ARTERIAL HWY, BINGHAMTON, NY 13901 (607-722-7433) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS SOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS NOT TOWED AWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. ## VIN PASSED ## 2018 HONDA MOTORCYCLE PIONEER 1000 ## *BF*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 HONDA SXS1000 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT DID NOT MAKE IT IN TIME TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CONTACT CALLED ENGELHART MOTORSPORTS AT 608-274-2366 (LOCATED AT 1589 GREENWAY CROSS, MADISON, WI 53713) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT CALL BACK. THE CONTACT WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED A RESPONSE, WHICH STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED SINCE THE VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THREE UNKNOWN AND UNREPAIRED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 592.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PIONEER 1000-5 DELUXE MOTORCYCLE (NA). WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DRIVEN UP A HILL, THE THROTTLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND IT FLIPPED OVER, EJECTED THE CONTACT, AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK, AND RIB FRACTURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PIONEER 100-5 DELUXE (NA) MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAB HAD EXCESSIVE HEAT THAT CAME FROM THE SEAT AND DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A HEAT SHIELD BE PLACED ON THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60.