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2006 Honda VFR800

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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3Owner complaints

Model-year median: 3

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
2Engine
2Fuel/propulsion System
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 3 of 3 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Fuel/propulsion System complaints

2 reports
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44,600 miles · Sep 12, 2016
Electrical SystemEngineFuel/propulsion System

MY MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING FOUR TIMES, TWICE IN TRAFFIC AND I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. I COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE UNTIL I PLAYED WITH FUSES, AND NOTICED MAIN FUSE B (FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM) WAS EXTREMELY HOT. ONCE HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE WIRE COMING OUT OF MAIN FUSE B WAS SMALLER GAUGE THAN THE WIRE IT W…

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MY MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING FOUR TIMES, TWICE IN TRAFFIC AND I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. I COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE UNTIL I PLAYED WITH FUSES, AND NOTICED MAIN FUSE B (FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM) WAS EXTREMELY HOT. ONCE HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE WIRE COMING OUT OF MAIN FUSE B WAS SMALLER GAUGE THAN THE WIRE IT WAS CONNECTED TO, AND IT WAS BAKED FROM OVER HEATING SO BAD IT WAS TURNED BROWN WITH A TAN STRIPE INSTEAD OF RED WITH WHITE STRIP IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE.

NHTSA ODI #10905671

22,300 miles · Sep 1, 2015
Electrical SystemEngineFuel/propulsion System

DRIVING DOWN STATE ROAD DOING APPROX 40 MPH WHEN BIKE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DIED. PULLED OVER AND AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN MY 14 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING ONCE WHEN TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. AFTER FINDING A AFE PARKING LOT I DISCOVERED MY MAIN FUSE AND WIRES HAD…

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DRIVING DOWN STATE ROAD DOING APPROX 40 MPH WHEN BIKE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DIED. PULLED OVER AND AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN MY 14 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING ONCE WHEN TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. AFTER FINDING A AFE PARKING LOT I DISCOVERED MY MAIN FUSE AND WIRES HAD MELTED AND WAS DAMAGED. MY STARTER RELAY CONNECTION WAS ALSO MELTED. THIS WAS A KNOWN FLAW FOR THESE BIKES AND HONDA HAS IGNORED THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI #10760881

Official recalls

1

06V270000 · Equipment:other:owners/service/other Manual

Jul 26, 2006

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 & remedy

Consequence: THE LANGUAGE IN THE OWNER'S MANUALS IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS.

Remedy: 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.

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NHTSA investigations

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