NHTSA recall 04V387000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V387000 |
| Manufacturer's number | P40 |
| Manufacturer | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| Reported | 2004-08-05 |
| Owners notified | 2004-08-04 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES |
| Units potentially affected | 22000 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE REAR BRAKE LINKAGE IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION WHICH CAN CAUSE BINDING AND ROUGH BRAKE OPERATION. AS CORROSION INCREASES, IT CAN CAUSE A STICKING PEDAL OR REQUIRE HIGH BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT.
What can happen
LINKAGE COULD BREAK RESULTING IN A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE FUNCTION WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SPHERICAL ROD END AND ASSOCIATED PARTS. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Notes
RECALL NO. P40.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2003 HONDA CBR600RR | Built 2002-09-26 to 2003-05-13. |
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| 2004 HONDA CBR600RR | Built 2003-11-07 to 2004-04-16. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 09242004 | 2004-11-23. Service bulletin. REAR BRAKE LINKAGE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PUSHROD AND/OR THE TIE ROD BUSHING IN THE REAR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CAN BECOME CORRODED THEREBY AFFECTING THE REAR BRAKE FUNCTION. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.